I got this little normal snake, and no matter what, it didnt eat. pinkies, mice live frozen day night morning evening it didnt matter. He turned his nose up at everything. I tried syringe feeding him, but it didnt seem to help much. He is now very thin and looks a little dehydrated. I love all my animals so much, it hurts me so bad to see him like that, like I am a failure. I already struggle with major depression disorder, so failing with one of my animals has been extremely hard on me.

A few days ago, I got him to swallow a force fed pinky. I had to push it all the way to the back of his throat otherwise he would spit it out. He did not regurgitate, and it made me so happy! Today, i got him to eat another! In the same way though, force fed.

My question is, Will I ever be able to feed him normally? Meaning, will he ever try to feed himself? How long will I have to keep force feeding him? And how often? I guess that's more than one question.