Good morning

My Kenyan recently gave birth to 7 young. This is her second litter (first was 9 last year). All of them ate with no problems, but this year one of the 7 refuses to eat. First I just left it in the cage with everyone else, and placed the live pinkies under an overturned opaque dish. All the other siblings devoured the pinkies, but this little guy didn’t touch them. Then I tried placing it in its own container, in the dark, for 24 hrs with a live pinkie that was definitely not too big. I have tried this twice in the past two weeks, to no avail. All the other littermates are eating 2-3 pinkies at a time, and have shed 2-3 times since being born. I am afraid this little guy will starve if I can’t get him to eat. It shouldn’t be environmental, because everyone else is doing wonderful. I have noticed him roaming the tank, day and night, like he is looking for food. He is very active and non-aggressive to me. Since he was born over a month ago, I don’t know how much longer he will last, and he is obviously too small to force feed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

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