Quote Originally Posted by HeartAche View Post
The tough love method definitely works. I have a 07 male that would only eat live mice and now he is a f/t monster. Its strange because his feeding response is alot better now that hes on f/t rats. The key is to not give up, atleast not so soon. If hes an 08 then he should be able to go a couple weeks without food. Also something you may try is a scenting. Prescent with the f/t mouse and then offer the rat.
How long did it take for your 07 male to finally take a f/t rat? I'm trying to be realistic about this situation. I'm giving myself a good solid month to see if he'll take a f/t rat. He has some weight, he's almost 700 grams so I know i can wait that long. I'm trying a f/t rat pup because even though he can take a f/t small rat, I hear feeding smaller when it's time to convert from mice to rat works. I just find it amazing that out of all the balls i've tried to convert, he's the only one giving me trouble. All the other balls I've switched gave me no issue.