This lil turd has been driving me nuts for months I've completed the switch to f/t rats since I've gotten him and he loves to take them. The problem is he'll attack the f/t rodents, strangle them and then abandon them about 90% of the time.

I make sure to get them nice and hot. I offer them and leave him for 10-15min to eat the rodent. If the rodent isn't eaten I'll reheat the rodent in warm water and he always takes it (heck he'll attack it if I even try to pick it up sometimes). I usually attempt this 2-3X per feeding. If by the third time he has abandoned it, I usually give up. I know he's very hungry, he attacks anything warm or rodent smelling on sight (feeders, hands and even the tongs).

I've tried switching between a fuzzy- pup sized rat to no avail. I've also cluttered his cage and covered it during feeding. He is hatchling size, eating just enough to maintain weight but not grow. Housed with my entire collection in a 28qt tub with 2 hides. Ambient temp is in the mid 70s, hot spot is 90*F.

At this point all I can think of is leaving the rodents overnight, trying frozen mice, or switching back to live (very much would like to avoid this). Anyways, any further advice/ideas would be much appreciated!