When I received him he was 282g, and he is down to 255 now. As he is a 2014 I am concerned about his size.. I don't know how small is too small for his age. He doesn't look emaciated, but is pretty angular with his spine. He still will not eat mice or rats. He shows some interest but wont go for them. Really don't want to feed him ASF or Gerbils unless absolutely necessary. Tried assist feeding once and he spat it out over and over again for an hour. I held it in his throat for 15 minutes at a time and then would let him go, and he would just spit it out. Do I try something smaller and use tongs to massage it down his throat further?
Would the next step be:
Continue to leave him be and offer a mouse/rat every 7/10 days?
Assist feed again
Try ASF/Gerbils - I didn't want to do this as I didn't want a special eater, but I'd definitely do it if now is the time.. I think I've given him enough time to go for the rats/mice...
Thanks for advice, never had a difficult eater like this.
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