cant get my BP to eat on his own only assist feed

Got my BP back in December tried for over a month and a half to feed him and nothing. I took him to the vet she tells me he should be eating at least once a week. so tried again a few days after the vet still was not interested so i assist fed him for the next two weeks on the third week still not interested.

I have a 20 long warm side 90-95 cool 75-80 plenty of places to hide, doesn't seemed stressed. Any ideas

Assist feeding after only 1 month might have been premature - depending on the snake's condition. More information and pictures could probably help people give you sounder advice. Hold old is the snake, how large, what was it feeding on with the previous owner, what have you offered, how have you offered, how long are you waiting between offerings, how much are you messing with the snake in general? A ride in the car to the vet and examination is stressful enough that I'm not at all surprised your snake didn't eat 3 days later. That scenario alone is making me think you're probably just trying too much, too fast. That said, the longest I've had to assist feed a snake was probably in the 7-8 month range before it started feeding consistently on it's own.

How big is your BP, in the majority of non feeding cases (new snake/new owner) it is usually 99% husbandry related and jumping the gun was not the best descision.

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How big is your BP, in the majority of non feeding cases (new snake/new owner) it is usually 99% husbandry related and jumping the gun was not the best descision.

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This hands down. Especially if it's a young/small snake 20L is huge to them and it takes quite a bit of clutter for them to feel secure enough to eat.

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