My male has been on strike for almost 2 months now. And has been a bit of a sporadic eater before that. Always been eating live prey (african soft furs). Haven't had any issues with it except for the fact that when he isn't interested I have to try and catch a African soft fur rat. After 2 straight months now, its getting old. I don't like trying to keep rodents, the smell, the extra animal to care for, etc. I've read about switching and the process involved. I made an ill-fated attempt almost a year ago not long after I got him (I think the prey was too small and I may not have been heating them well enough or dancing them well enough, he just wasn't interested).

Should I try again? Would it be worth the trouble/effort to try if he is on a fast/feeding strike? Or is he just on strike and will eat again when he is ready? He just shed the other night, so I offered his meal last night. He wasn't at all interested, didn't even stick his head out to look at it. He's a pretty lazy feeder though, in the past he would wait until the rat was in front of his hide before he would strike and would drag it back in to consume it. My younger female strikes and kills as soon as I drop her meal in (taking live as well), she has no problem going after it. So far she is a consistent eater (had her since Oct.). I don't remember the last time the male actually went after his meal, its been a few months that's for sure.

FWIW, temps are good, humidity is good.