here's a real answer though. Make sure to space out your feedings as too many attempts will just cause a longer fast. Also, I know what Deborah said, but my snakes won't eat a dangled F/t, they prefer to have it left with them. They cuddle and make friends and then the prey disappears, kind of like the walrus and the oysters in Alice in Wonderland. I remove the hides and I feed afternoon time on Saturdays. Try at the same time, same day. Pre-scenting can be as simple as leaving a box containing the prey in the enclosure. I thaw out my ASFs in my stubborn feeders tub and after the torturous hour he'll eat his rat, and like it too.