Late to thread here, but here's a thought.
Maybe he's pounding the rats because small rats are a great size for him and the two week duration is perfect as well.
Small rats are a great size for him and probably will be for life.
Shayna gets a small (F/T) rat every other week and she's 1,880G. When I offered her medium rats, which she can easily take, she would skip meals, and rarely struck. She would sometimes just pull the rat in her hide and eat. However, when I switched to small rats and kept the same 2 week schedule, she would still fast in winter, but the rest of the time, she pounds the rats. I had to fight her off the tongs two weeks ago. She struck so fast and so hard.
Additionally, and may sound counterintuitive, but she's gained weight since being on small rats vs. medium rats the past two years.
Her previous (dry) weight was about 1,770G. She would skip meals and start fasting sooner in winter. Now on small rats, she barely misses a meal unless in shed, and has put on another 100G or and she's 8 now.
It's hard to starve a BP giving them an appropriate meal every two weeks.
I know you want to take advantage of this new found appetite, but it's possible, trying to do so will have the opposite effect.
I'd keep him on small rats every two weeks. He knows what he needs. As long as you offer small rats every other week, he will eat when he needs to and probably still fast when he doesn't. He's a BP.
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