I have a 200 gram male bp, Vinny, recovering from thermal burn (I did not inflict the burn. Accidental via pet store). There are no reliable herp vets in my area, and this is the first snake I have ever owned (I have previous experience with bearded dragons), so I am relying on any shreds of information from the internet I can find. So far, it has been three weeks since the initial burn. I have been using iodine and neosporin cream, with 2-3 soaks a week, and paper towel substrate. Currently, most of the burned area has dead flesh sloughing off and new white skin showing underneath. I'm taking this as a good sign.
My concern now is getting him to eat. My fiancé (my cheerleader and mother hen) tells me that he needs to eat in order to shed the burned skin of fully. I know the food needs to be smaller than normal, and according to the pet store I got him from, he was eating live rat hoppers and had a good appetite. I have tried offering down to fuzzy mice, but he won't touch food. Because of his size and his healing injury, how concerned should I be with Vinny not eating? And is there anything else beyond what I'm currently doing to help him heal?