For the first time since I've had him, Thursday night my savannah monitor turned down a mouse. I've had him for a little over 3 years now and this is the first time he hasn't eaten. Eaten a mouse at least. Yesterday I offered him a hard boiled egg and he ate that with little problem aside from a mess. Tonight he refused the mouse again.
I normally feed him f/t mice and also superworms when the local store has them.
Cage humidity is ~60%, ambient temp is mid 80's and a basking spot of about 115. I haven't changed a thing with the cage in nearly 2 years.
The only notable thing that has happened recently is that he managed to get out of the cage last Tuesday while I was cleaning his water tub out. He was sitting in front of a window and ate the mouse that I had thawing for him (It wasn't frozen or anything, probably room temp by then)
Could this be a stress related problem, or something I should be concerned about? Should I maybe try a live mouse or some superworms?
Any insight is appreciated, thanks
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