apennell07;4489101; said:i got my rtc at about 2"-3". he wouldnt touch pellets so i fed him feeders and night crawlers. as he got bigger i started feeding him sunfish and bass in the summer, but in the winter when the lakes froze he was eating 3doz. gold fish a day. me being just a kid back then could not afford this lol. so when he was about 20in i started buying large $5 rats. bad thing was i had to kill them and skin them so hair didnt get all over the tank. but he loved them. and it would take him a few days to digest. in 12mo he grew to 24" and out grew my 150gl and i had to give him away... next time i get one ill have an 8x4 built so i can keep him forever. and i think ill fill a freezer with sunfish caught in summer to feed it during winter. wasnt fun skinning rats but at the time i didnt have any better ideas..