That is an odd one .. When using medium weaner, thawned from frozen, he does not strike feed - I have to leave the rat in the viv and half an hour later he just grabs it ...

Now I had a small spare mouse which annoyed me with his smell so I chucked it in ... (other ones are in shed so I had to get rid of it) .. anyway .... he seemed a bit interested and then, what looked like pure out of annoyance - he actually did strike like crazy and had the mouse ... As the mouse was way too small I chucked in the usual weaner as well.. and again .. left it and half an hour later he had it ...

I know royals are lazy - but can he really be too lazy to strike when he realizes he doesn't really have to in order to eat ? Is the thawned rat maybe too cold ?