Quote Originally Posted by codpy
he's about 18mths and he's been eating med. rats thawed and freakie frog suggested that I go back to small rats and I tried again this morn. but he won't eat. He seems more interested in moving around more. Even in his aquarium. As for weight I haven't weighed him.
Try a mouse. And pre-scent the cage with a little bit of stinky mouse bedding. I did this with mine (who was a solid rat eater up until a sudden fast I can only attribute to "teen angst") and she hit that mouse faster than you can imagine...and has been happily gobbling them up ever since. I could probably switch her back to small rats easily now because her appetite is increasingly voracious and I think she'd eat anything, but for now, mice are simply more convenient for me to work with.