morish idol

Hi everyone, we got a morish idol yesterday at my work in, and so far it is surviving. It made me want to get one. I do realize they are hard to feed. But if i had to store hold him for a week, and he was eating you think he would survive if i took him home? Im just curious if anyone has had one has had one of these guys before, and maybe i could hear some stories or advice about them? Maybe even some do's and dont's about feeding a such....

thanks