I don't know if this is my fault somehow or if this last batch of rats that I got was just not right. The previous batch of rats (batch 1) that I got they took with zero issues, but they just don't seem as interested in this batch (batch 2). They came from different places. As soon as I got the rats, I separated them all and put them into freezer bags. I thaw in hot water, then heat with a blow-dryer until they are warm to the touch.

Meatball usually is a secretive eater, he's only stuck at a rat twice since I've had him, every week I usually just leave his rat in his tub and he eats it within about an hour of me leaving the room and turning the lights out. Last week he didn't eat (a rat from batch 2). We are still waiting to see if he is going to eat tonight.

Larry is usually a strong eater, paces the front of the tub as soon as I start blow drying the rats. As soon as I open the tub, he strikes and feeding time is done. Last week, he didn't even strike at the rat (a rat from batch 2) so I left it in his tub and it was gone in the morning. Tonight, he paced his tub like usual, but again, didnt even strike at the rat (a rat from batch 2) and now I am waiting to see if he is going to eat it.

Nautis is eating well. I got him about a month ago after one of my boyfriends friend's said he was going to let him go outside. The rat I gave him tonight exploded as soon as he coiled it (a rat from batch 2). It made a huge mess everywhere in his tub and he didn't eat it. Luckily, I had another one (a rat from batch 2) thawed and he took that one and ate it just fine.

Suni and Crank ate just fine. The rats they had were from the previous batch (batch 1). Neither of them have ever missed a meal.

Is it possible that they think something is wrong with batch 2? And that is why they are being weird about eating the rats? Why did the one explode?