Hey!
thanks for commenting
Yes i have left him alone for 10 days before tried to feed him for a first time with no handling and i dont really handle him apart from when i weigh him once a month or checking if the temps are ok with heat gun but i dont really pick up for that and thats once a week.
The seller gave me some rats he was on before so i tried those but it didnt work .
They were medium rats but after couple failed attempt i tried rats i feed my other royals with , different sizes etc . also tried ASF
Checked his records and he was fed an hamster with pierced brain before also , gave it a go but no luck
I live in apartment by myself so the place is empty for majority of the day , its not noisy at all, the only thing that could bother them possibly is TV but there are quite far away from that and i barely spend 2 hrs per day in that room anyways .
I put the rats in zip lock bag and put in water until they are soft ( checking with glove ) but i will try to just chuck them i the water as you mentioned
always tried to feed him when he was in his hide never outside of his enclosure and usually around 9pm when it gets dark but he just ignores it and im feeding of the tongs i tried by the tail or mid body .
Before i offer i dunk them in warm water and they dry with paper towel so they are not that wet and offer right away while its still warm . I did leave it in front of his hide couple times like i do with my other male that only drop feeds but nothing . He just sits there looking at it and then start browsing around ignoring it he is aware of them tho he do check them out .
Ive got other 3 that are fine but that might be because 2 of them are females
The other male i got only eats when rat is left over night . He has a bit funny schedule as he skips for 4 months ish bu then takes like 5 in row but maintaining his weight well .
I feel like giving him another go or two and if nothing will work ill get him checked by Vet .
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