My snake, George, hasn't eaten since October. We switched him from live mice (he was eating 4 at a feeding) to live rats almost a year ago (10ish months). He usually fed every 2-4 weeks with no problem, almost always very eager. The rats have been more of a challenge for him as they seem to be a bit more bold. He seems very skiddish. Now he seems down right scared. We've tried regular and soft fur rats, neither he has done anything with- he just hides in his hide. Well, we tried killing the rat- he got very interested at the smell of the blood ( he dug around where the blood dripped) but wouldn't take the rat, even if we placed it directly in front of him.

His cage temps are good, he has shed since October, humidity is a bit low (30%) but its hard to keep it up in Michigan winter (I'm trying). I just don't know what is going on and how to help him. I know they can go through times where they don't eat, but we've never had any issue until now (we've had him 4 years).

Anyone have suggestions?