Force feed pedialyte?

Thanks everyone for the responses. I was shocked to hear of such measures only after a month of no eating so I questioned his (vet) knowledge on the subject matter. The reason I even took him to the vet was for the random brown belly scales and pink tint (which my first thought was shed). So the vet disregarded my concern and focused on Yoshi not eating.

i will post pics of him tomorrow since he's had such a rough day today:( and I figure out how since I'm new to the forum

This is harder on you than it is on him. Take a deep breath hon, we've all been there at least once.

Start off with his enclosure. Skip the not eating for now. Ball pythons like small, tight, dark spaces with decent humidity. If you give them large, bright, empty spaces, they get upset and won't eat. Put yourself in his shoes. New home, new person, new smells, new sounds, new noises, different food. You'd freak out a little bit too.

Read up on the caresheets here, they really help you get husbandry correct. I still use them from time to time. Once you get his temps, humidity, space and hides the way he wants them, then give it a week or so and try feeding him again.

If he has access to clean water, and you aren't using a heat lamp to suck all the humidity out of his enclosure, I doubt he's dehydrated. And you certainly don't need to tube feed him anything.

Finding a good reptile vet can be a struggle. Especially since vets, like doctors, rarely admit when they don't know something. Yours sounds like one of those who can't admit to not knowing. Don't give up, you can find a good one with some effort.

We'll help you any way we can if you ask, and member's in your area may even have vet recommendations.

Gale

if your snake was dehydrated, I would of done 15 min soaks a day, instead of shoving something down it's throat. which would cause even more stress. the age and size of your male and this time of the year is very common for a male not to feed. get him setup properly and leave him alone to settle in. pics would help to determine his condition.

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its hard to see the pink tint but its very prnounced in person...of course the last pic is a concern

This could all be from the bedding but I wanted to be sure...again im not worried about the feeding problem.