Quote Originally Posted by rubberduck View Post
i really don't know why he's so afraid...he started off clockwise with me...the only thing that changed is that the rats are light grey...but i also tried 2 smaller sizes than what he normally eats...he gets spooked when i get the rat near him (without touching him)

i even changed his substrate back to mulch last week in case the corrugated paper was stressing him. He is the only one that is so spooked...i'm really disappointed

Temps are fine...90 to 82 with 78-80 ambient. humidity is great too (have a pvc cage).
Have you tried just leaving the rat in the enclosure overnight?

I have a couple who only like to eat in the middle of the night. They won't come out of their hides when it's feeding time, so I just leave it on their hide, and next morning it's gone.