I was just surfing and i found this site http://www.faunaimportuk.com/careshe...yal_python.htm
and they said that they have several ways to feed a finicky eater. One was to gently rub the fuzzie on the front of the snakes mouth. anyone ever do this?? and is it real smart? here's a copy of the text for picky eating snakes:

"Leaving food in over night: In our ten years or so of experience leaving defrosted food in with the snake over night has a limited success rate, but it’s worth a go.

Tease feeding: this is a very successful method for snakes that look interested in feeding, and may strike out or wrap and then drop food. This is done by holding the snake gently either side of the head supporting the body on a flat surface, and then rub the fuzzie on the front of the mouth. This stimulates the feeding response and the snake will bit down on the mouse and wrap it, sometime for a long period of time squeezing tightly, after a while it will release its grip and start feeding. Sometimes a royal will then follow-through with another mouse if offered on tweezers. The assist feeding method may have to be used several times on the animal, but within a few feeds it will start striking for food.

Assist feeding: this is used when the snake shows little or no interest in striking for anything.


The above methods of starting difficult feeder may only have to be used on an individual once or twice, and provoking a strike feeding response by simulating the movement of a live mouse with tweezers should be tried at each feeding time. In our experience some will start feeding properly with a few feeds, however some can take a lot longer, but generally learn to wrap the mouse quickly using the tease feeding method. There are some exceptions to the rule and you occasionally get a really difficult feeder, in general these are aggressive snakes that just want to bite you. These snakes will continuously shake the mouse out and generally make feeding them very difficult, time and patience will work, and they will eventually feed. "