So.. i waited over two weeks and offered him something much smaller... he regurgitated again. His feeding response was super strong, he really really wanted to eat. I watched closely this time and after he took it down there was some really disturbing behaviour. He would alternate between nose rubbing, trying to fiX his jaw, gazing straight up and perfectly still, to twisting his neck upside down with his tongue out and opening and closing his mouth like there was something stuck in there (but i didn't see anything). About 30 minutes after taking it down, he opened his mouth wide and began moving very violently, and within a minute the rat was back out. I looked over the rat, it was a little gloopy, saliva like substance. Also a little blood like the same amount you might see after spitting toothpaste out after a good brush. No idea whose the blood was. He is behaving normally since regurgitating again.
It is strange that he is trying to eat at this time of year, normally he starts refusing in September and doesn't eat again till the end of January or February. He's always done this and always been healthy, presently weighing over a kilo.. this year he seems to want to continue eating.. but then is regurging. I wonder if maybe the cool side is too warm for him to drop his feeding drive, but the air temp is too low for digestion or something.. although the belly temp is 90.
I guess i will need to take him to the vets.
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