Hello all,

My ball Charlie is about 6 years old. I never had problems feeding him, but over the last half year or so some times he will refuse to eat. I get the same small rats every time, feed him in the same tank, in the same place, when it is quiet, and some times he will strike and drop it. Most of the time when he does this, I leave him be overnight and he eats it, but he hasn't been doing this. Just last night, he struck at the rat, grabbed it, held on for a bit, and then let go. I let him sit overnight and the rat was still there this morning. I can tell he wants to eat because when I removed him from his feeding tub he struck at me.

He hasn't eaten in 3 weeks. I can't keep wasting rats like this, but I do not know how to help him.

I feed him thawed rats and warm them up in a water bath before feeding. Same as I have always done.

Any advice? I am not sure what to do at this point.