Is This Normal?

[Igor]

Leave him in his enclosure, try prescenting by leaving the rat in a container near his enclosure for a few minutes.

If he won't eat in his cage maybe he does not feel secure enough, make sure to provide hides or fill the cage with loosely wadded newspaper, otherwise perhaps something is off with your husbandry.

Just some thoughts.

well i actually dont feed him in his cage for a reason, and that is so no substrate will be swallowed, i was just wondering why he only eats from my hands basically