Do some bps eat only off of tongs?

[Annarose15]

My bp has been off feed for about 2 months and today i tried feeding her with scented f/t rat and she bit at it but didnt really take it. I keep reheating the rat and she looks so interested but she won't eat when i lay it right in front of her. I scented the rat with asf bedding. It worked for my other picky eater without tongs.

Is she OFF feed, or has she never eaten for you? I ask because she may need you to do the "zombie dance" to believe it's alive, not just drop it on the ground. Hold the rat behind the shoulder blades with the tongs, rather than hanging it by the tail, and shuffle it slowly in front of her.

As long as you're monitoring her weight with a scale and she isn't losing, don't worry about going to great lengths to break a fast - she'll eat when she's ready.

Oh, and with the feeding response on some of my girls, there's no way I'd ever be placing a rat in their tubs without tongs. Rat tails just aren't long enough if she misses!