Quote Originally Posted by mykee View Post
More than likely, not only are this animals kidneys in really rough shape, you've most definitely shortened his lifespan considerably and forced him to go off food because you couldn't regulate his eating.
Please don't come back and say you don't powerfeed, because any animal that triples in weight in three months has been powerfed.
Have any actual literature that backs any of that up?

To the OP, some useful information: These animals will mostly eat and grow at their own rate. At 500 grams an animal that becomes a little finicky is not in danger of starving itself to death. In the western hemisphere, its starting to cool down. If your little guy is sexually mature (which at 500 grams some males can be) he's probably just more interested in possible ladies than in food. Given his feeding record, offer him a mouse or two every 7-10 days and he'll let you know when he's hungry again. I've had several males do this to me, its not a big deal.