Russian Rat Regurgitated

[zina10]

The voice of reason...thank you zina. You're right, he IS eating. And for that I should be happy. Both pinks were nutribac-ed, so that may have thrown the smell off. I will give him a solid 9 days and try again.

Can I offer f/t on the off chance he'll take it after 9 days? Or do you feel strongly that I should do another live feed, or two?

My husband held him on his chest today while I did a thorough clean of his tub, and just sweet-talked him the whole time. We really do love him, he is such a sweet little thing. This is the first time we've had him out of his tub in weeks. Hope that doesn't set him back, but he really needed a freshen up of everything.

Well, by now you know him.

Can you usually tell when he is getting "antsy" for food? Does he start looking for it, get more active?

If you can tell when he gets hungry, and starts acting that way in a week or so, give it an extra day or two and then try f/t. But do NOT chase him around with it, do a "crazy" dance with it or anything like this. Hold it up to him, move it a bit, and give him a couple of chances to go for it. If he runs, or will NOT go for it, wait another day and then give live.

At this point its all about experimenting with what works, without stressing him.

All in all, its looking very good and I'm glad he is on the upswing