I'm gettin rather worried about my precious. Its been over a month since she's eaten and she's starting to lose some weight. Not noticably when I hold her, but her scales/skin? are getting loose on her body.

I'm almost positive she's got a RI (and I have an appointment for 10AM on saturday at the only vet in town that treats snakes. Two look at them, but this is the only one that can give her the antibiotic shot she needs (anyone know the name of that shot?)), so should I try to assist feed her before saturday or wait till after the appt and see if she eats on her own?

I've got a couple questions about assist feedings.

1) how do you hold the snake and mouse?
2) do you use a smaller size mouse/rat than u do if the snake eats normally?
3) do they usually strike at the mouse once its close or do u have to like jam it in their mouths?

Thanks from a concerned papa.

-Chris