Eating Response - Normal or Adjustments Needed

[dakski]

At his size and given his resistance to eating regularly, I would go smaller more often.

Try weaned rats every 2 weeks and see if that helps.

For a long time, Shayna, my female BP, was on medium rats and refused often and fasted all winter. She still fasts all winter, but eats almost every two weeks like clockwork on small rats when not in fast. She's grown about 12% in the past year to her highest weight yet (about 1,800G) eating that way.

It's counter intuitive, but smaller meals = fewer refusals.

He looks good and sounds like he's just being a BP. I also think it's normal for them to take some time, especially when not super young, to eat when moved to a new enclosure.

I should have said, "It's counter intuitive, but smaller meals = fewer refusals AND more growth.