So he is feeding really well now at about every 6 days. i have learned that he likes F/T warmed up to 101-103 degrees, anything under and he isn't haven't it. I'm wondering if that was my problem in the first place since I wasn't actually temping them the first few times? Did have a very gross experience this time though. He struck at the rat and hit it just right that it split open the belly and guts went everywhere. So I had to get another rat to feed him because he was in food mode and looked like he was biting anything that came in the cage. On a side note, he is a slow eater. I just got a Blood and when I fed both of them, with the Retic getting his food first, the blood was 3/4 done by the time he decided the dead rat was really dead and started eating.