Turns out my smallest hatchling refused food today too (a small rat fuzzy). She was also eating live before, and took her first f/t meal with me right away last Wednesday. I offered today (Sunday) and she would look interested, come out to kind of crawl over it or investigate, then always shrinks back into her hide.
I tried leaving the fuzzy in with a towel over the tub, didn't take.
Tried putting half the fuzzy in the hide, didn't take.
I offer by holding the rat by the scruff and just twitching it slightly. I heated it with a hairdryer. I also tried heating with warm water.
Anyway, I'm planning on waiting maybe 3 days before offering again? Offer, wait 3 days, offer again?
The problem is that she's only 100g or so, and already a little on the skinny side. How many refusals before I should offer her a live one?
The closest live rat provider I know is a 40 minute drive, so it's trouble.
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