Odd... Is the rat warmed up, not just to room temps, but to live mammal temps? That could help.
Also braining the f/t rat might be helpful. kinda icky, but from what you describe, if it's a successful stimulus, it might actually be more convenient than repeated offering.
Hope you get a solution. I'm grateful my little Sophia is so enthusiastic about food. Except for the time she mistook my unscented hand for a mouse...
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0.1 chickens (Condor)
0.2 dog mutts (half ownership, only mine when they misbehave, Lucy & Amy)
0.1 Halflinger horse (Crissy)
0.1 Normal phase California Kingsnake (Sophia)
1.1 parents
Still searching for 1.0 WC human

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