Quote Originally Posted by RetiredJedi View Post
My pinstripe male stopped eating for 8 months. Drove me nuts and I tried everything I could think of. Then someone suggested to change his substrate. So, that being one of the things I didn't think of, I gave it a shot. I waited two weeks for him to used to the new substrate. I tried feeding him and nothing happened again so I waited two more weeks. Then about two days before my next try, he shed. Feeding came, I presented the rat not expecting anything, when suddenly WHAM he hit thing like a freight train. Scared the crap out of when he did it too. Hope he eats again next week too. Point being, it takes patience.

Thanks! Yeah, it's unsettling and unexpected but not all that surprising. I did my research and knew that they went off feed but I tried my best to keep my husbandry tip top hoping that this would not happen. But, I feel better knowing that others have and are going through this.

On an unrelated note...we have been watching the STAR WARS movies and Empire is up tonight! (RetiredJedi)