OK so I have an 09 male spider that is awesome and he gets better looking with every shed. He is actually turning yellow with a bright yellow stripe (I have him as my avatar but those are hatching pics updated pics when I can get them) as he gets older.

My issue is that he is a retard ... and can not seem to connect with his strikes. He strikes every time but seems to miss and then dose the "Stevy Wonder Dance" for a bit and then he recovers. I have tried again and again he is just not getting it.

I normal feed frozen thawed or pre-killed off of 14in tongs to all my snakes.

I am starting to get worried because he has not been able to take a meal (not for lack of trying) in the last 15 days. He is not loosing weight that I can see and doesn't look skinny. I know he is hungry because he strikes every time. I have even tried putting a fresh killed mouse in the tank and then covering the tank with a black sheet turning all the lights out and leaving the room.

The only other thing I can think of is to get a live fuzzy or hopper rat and put it in there over night or get the dreaded pinky pump....

Any suggestions?