I agree with raising the temps; maybe it will snap him out of breed mode if hes in it. Be thankful, my african rat was $6 lol. I'm just happy that he ate it ;-) My Ghost Male was at 1800+ when I started to breed him, now hes down to 1600. Hes a big guy though. My distributor told me that his males remind him of sticks when season is over. I have know males to go off feed for several months.