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    How long of a break do you give a food refuser?

    Our female normal has gone from 480 GM to 525 since her last rat. I weighed her after urine and stool elimination. The rat was a small/juvey. We have been feeding every 7-8 days with a little hesitation since switching to rats, but she has taken them. This last round we have gone 11 days. I saw her peak out and assumed it was "time" she refused. I waited a day and tried the same and she refused. So after the refusal, I saw her head peaking again. I think I'm about to give it another week. I don't like trying too many times and also wasting frozen rats.

    The season is starting to change here in MN, but still not drastic and the tank temps are steady.

    Is it worth another shot tomorrow or should I play hard ball?? (That was kind of a good pun without trying LOL!)
    Last edited by Gio; 09-10-2012 at 11:17 PM. Reason: spelling

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