All of the reptile shops in my area, even so far as 50-70 miles away, are out of live rats. They've been out for several weeks now, and every time I call around they say they don't know when they'll get a new shipment in because they're between suppliers. In the weeks they've been out, I've tried to feed my snake frozen rats, even in different colors hoping it'll bring out some appetite, but no luck. I'm getting really concerned for my python's overall health, I hate seeing him this skinny.

A shop 50 miles away says they should be getting in a shipment mid to late next week, so hopefully the problem should be solved soon, but do you guys have any tips for getting him to eat between then? Or helping him gain weight? It would be nice to switch him to frozen but I'm not sure how as he's been fed live since he was a baby from the place I got him.

Thank you for your time!