I have 1 shy eater out of 9. I have to leave the F/T in his tub then leave him alone for 5 minutes to an hour before he eats it. I found this out when I first got him home and set the FT in the cage with him after dangling it and had to take a phone call, came back and it was gone. I have had him strike the food several times and leave it. He still only eats when left alone. That's pretty funny you have to drape your rack though to get yours to eat. It's so much better then having the regurge like you mentioned. I don't even want to talk about that after I had a recent situation that was very upsetting... Luckily my guys are in a spare room with little to no traffic. That is until my room hits max capacity at about 84-98 depending, so a few years ;D