If you’ve seen my other threads on here you know I’ve been struggling to get this baby to eat. He’s about 2 months old and I rescued him from a bad situation. He was fed 5 live hopper mice meals before I got him, but here in NY I don’t have access to live feeders. I waited a week before I fed him and made sure to thaw out his mice and warm it up to make it seemed alive for him. Wiggled it around but he did not move. He didn’t leave his vines (he loves climbing his vines and hides in them). Today (a week after the last attempt) I tried to feed again. Wiggled it around... no reaction. Put it near his vines. He went and smelled it. Currently left it on the bottom of his tank. He still up in his vines and seems to have no intentions of going to eat.

I’m getting really worried because he’s so young and not eating for almost 3 weeks seems dangerous since he doesn’t have any fat stored to gather energy from.

Ive heard of putting them in a paper bag with the feeder and seeing if they eat. Should I try that right now or should I just leave the mice in all night?

I feel like I’m going crazy from all this stress!!! 😫

hes in a 10 gallon. Weighs 65 grams, his temps are good and so is his humidity. Hides are his size and even stuffed with crumpled paper to be more snug. Even has a blanket that covers his tank for privacy.
I don’t know why he’s not eating


i know assist feeding is a big no and should be the LAST resort. But will he die if I don’t try to assist feed?

(sorry if there’s typos, was typing this in a hurry)