I have our 1500gram female BP in a 41qt closed rack (too big??). She is a VERY shy eater and will only eat about once a month. We've tried to get her to eat better by giving her live (too nervous to take, we've only had luck giving her F/T), putting her in a new tub, cleaning the tub very well, zombie dance, etc. She's only eaten when we put the rat in her cage and leave her be for the whole night. We usually go to bed right after we drop the F/T rat in so it's dark and there are no vibrations she can feel. She'll eat maybe 1/3 of the time we do this. Recently we've been putting crumpled newspaper in her tub to fill space, and I've also given her a hide. As soon as I gave her the hide, I noticed she is almost always in it, but at night she is now exploring her cage. I've never seen her explore her cage at night, as she would usually just hide under the newspaper. Is this a sign that she is more comfortable? I'm trying to learn her language and know what she needs to eat better.


Thanks!