I have a 09 black rat that I caught in my yard, under some wood. The little guy was about 12" when I caught him, so I figured he hadn't been alive for too long.(caught it in early September). I thought since it was so young, that this would be a good one to keep and tame, albeit a wild snake.

Things started out real well, I fed it newborn pinks every 5 days or so, and it took them readily, very aggresivley, and not shy at all. All of a sudden, in mid October, he just flat stopped eating. I have done nothing different, the temp is about right accoding to everything I know, (mid 70's to low 80's in day in cage), with a slight dropdown at night, though heating pad is still on in warm end of tank. Room temp drops as low as 62-64, but NOT in tank, it stays warmer, because of pad. I am just concerned for the snake, because I just don't know what to do different. I have offered it food 3 times since it's October feeding, and it just refuses. It does act interested, and stares at it for minutes, then crawls away. It has been about 3 weeks since it fed, I hope to figure something out soon. The snake looks super healthy, and is active. Thank you for any help, it will be appreciated.

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