So 2 and a half weeks ago I tried to move my BP up from Medium rats to large rats. I don't have a scale so I'm not sure on her weight, but the medium rats looked too small for her. Anyways, it took her like 20 minutes to get the rat down, but she did it. I didn't want her to have to work so hard to get the rat down, so the following week I went back to Mediums. First of all, when I feed her I always make sure to take her out for a few minutes beforehand to wake her up and get her ready. I gave her about 20 minutes to eat the rat before taking it out. Not wanting to give up, I kept the rat and tried again the following night. Unfortunately, after showing a bit of interest and checking out the rat, she quickly lost interest and refused to eat. I simply assumed she was still full from the previously large feeding, so I gave her another week and a half before I tried again. A week and a half was up tonight, and I again tried to feed her and again after showing interest at first she gave up, just like before.


Is it possible that she will go off feed for long from this? She was eating great before, wasn't having any issues at all.

She is in a 55 gallon long tank with two identical hides and a large water dish. I have a heat lamp above half of the tank that consistently keeps the temperature on the warm side at around 91 degrees.

I know that it is not uncommon for bps to go off feed, but has anyone had any experience with it being for this reason?

Just looking for a bit of feedback, hopefully I gave enough information for solid replies, thanks!