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lemonade-
it was a protracted battle over a few weeks and he probably ate less than double the amount he ate today across that entire period. but would eat pretty much anything that wasn't the raw food.
it could have been a duff batch of tripe or something that found its way into all of the various flavours we got the first time and he was just trying not to eat something he could tell was wrong. i need to check the dates on that stuff as it's still in the freezer at my mums so if it's still ok will be interesting to see how he reacts to it next time he's down there.
HatBeard
put out half a pack with a tiny bit of creme fraiche mixed in and a very light dusting of parmesan (which he is mad about) to try and entice him to get close enough to try it and to my surprise he actually started eating it once he'd licked all the nice stuff off... leaving an empty bowl.
I thought better not push it and put the rest out as he'll probably walk away and then it'll go off. but he sat by the bowl staring at me and licking his chops. I put a tiny bit more out without any fancy stuff and it vanished immediately. so I broke and put the rest out. he not only ate the lot but licked the bowl clean, he then went and found a chicken chew he had stashed in his bed in the dining room, ate that and then returned to give the bowl another licking.
it's absolutely baffling, this is how I had expected him to act when presented with a bowl of meat but first time around he literally would not even put one morsel of it in his mouth no matter what I mixed it with. If he keeps it up though I will be absolutely over the moon. the way he put away that 250g though I think the manufacturers feeding guide is a little pessimistic about how much he'll need per day. But I'll take it if we can get him eating on a regular schedule again.