Hello,

I have owned several BP over the years so I'm neither a pro nor noob. I have a male dbl het lavender/pied that is giving me trouble while eating. He will only take live food, which isn't a huge problem. I have had him for 6 months or so and has been a little finicky from the get-go. He is about 450g and a late 2013. Sometimes he appears ready to eat but when a rat pup is placed into his enclosure (41qt. breeding rack, 89 degrees hot side with multiple hides) he just does not seems to recognize that the prey item is actually food. He will search all over looking for the rat with his tongue flicking but ignores the rat pup. I have tried slightly smaller and larger rats but with the same outcome.

What can I do differently? What information did I leave out?