I've had our Fire BP (about 1 yr old) for 2 months now, and for the first 6 weeks, he was eating great, one F/T every week, small rat. As soon as the rat was presented, he would strike and go for it. The breeder who I bought him from said he always ate regularly, one small rat each week, F/T. He has now refused for the past 2 weeks, and I know that is not so unusual, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned. Is it best to wait a few days before each new attempt, or is it OK to try a few days in a row?

Nothing has changed in his tank, temps are good, humidity still hovering 50% but I'm working on getting it up a bit. He stays in his hide/hot side all day and like clockwork he comes out at dusk and stays out most of the night actively exploring and looking for his escape route. I've noticed in the past week that when I open the cage he has gotten especially "enthusiastic" about getting out of the tank. He seems so preoccupied with getting out that he doesn't even pay attention to the nice juicy meal that's being offered. Maybe all of this is just normal behavior, but I thought i would put it out there.

I've read a ton of posts and tricks about feeding F/T, smells, warming rat, etc. He just shed 4/1/10, so I dont think we are entering another shed now. One thing that did change is that I was purchasing frozen rats from Petco, and recently ordered a bunch from Mouse Factory. He did eat the first 1 or 2 from that batch.

Thanks for your ideas and help.