My burm quit eating when the first cold weather hit. I raised the temps, kept humidity up but no eating. I took him to the vet to ensure no parasites. Good to go. I put a live rat in about once a week to see if he would eat. I stopped thawing frozen meals as I was throwing away to much food. He'd respond but not strike. I overlooked the fact that his hide box (under the cage) was around 70 degrees. He had ample temps above but spent allot of time in the hide of his own accord. I closed off the hide. After a week I introduced a very shy rat that barely moved. Moses smelled it extensively before striking. I pre-killed the next 4 I fed to him and even injected one with a medicine the vet gave me to stimulate his appetite. I guess from only eating F/T for so long he shyed away from anything that smelled him back. The prey I have in the freezer may have been to old, not fresh smelling enough, and may have turned him off. He should be eating 4-5 lb rabbits. That will be the next feeding. What the moral of the story? Check your hide temps.
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DZ
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
