Hungry but not eating - scared of the rat??

[Pandora]

It's breeding season and that's likely what he's thinking about. I would also think about making his meals smaller so he's more apt to eat every 7-10 days or so.

How old is he? Adult males don't need a whole lot of food to maintain. They need to be lean and muscular. Fat males don't breed well at all and are lazy(if that is what he will be used for eventually). My adult males range from 900g to 1300g, my oldest being an '02.

He's an estimated year and a half old. He was a rescue so I'm not sure of his exact birthday or month even. I've tried feeding him every week but then when I would feed my female every 5 days, he would get hungry as well so I fed him because his previous owner fed him every 3 weeks.

He won't be breeding; so being lean and muscular isn't really a priority.

I don't understand why he's reacting to the smell if he's not hungry.