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TZ, I have a couple suggestions.

1. Feeding heads to the ones that are striking is just that, offering the heads only. Just pinch off a head and use tweezers or sm. tongs to hold the head near the back. When the neo strikes, the head should get stuck in its teeth, becoming too lodged in to be dropped, and the neo must swallow it. The "trick" that I learned is that if the pink's nose is pinted down the throat of the neo, they tend to do better taking it. You can feed heads to these guys every 4 days or so. You can try scenting before or after heads are offered. "Whatever works to get these guys fed" is my motto.

2. I would definitely try feeding different times of day. I feed my entire collection at lights out, but most of the non-feeding neos I had last year did better feeding during daylight hours. Try in the morning at lights on, try at mid-day, and try just before lights out. I bet you will find a better time of day that works for these guys.

One last thing, I did better attempting new techniques for very brief stints of time. I would only work with one neo for a few minutes, then go to the next one. It would often be 20-30min or more before returning to one to try again. I didn't work with one for more than 5-10min at a time. I found that if I got fatigued, then my chances of success were lower. My sessions for the non-feeders were only about an hour long. I think I had 5 that were stubborn. I had one that eventually needed to be assist fed. I'm not sure it's physically possible to force feed these guys, they are just too small.

Hope these tips help. Best of luck and keep us informed of your progress.