I have a friend who raised african beauty snakes (that's what she called them atleast) and i was talking to her about Hadiya and how she isn't eating. I have a vet appointment for after payday on the first so i can get her checked. My friend was telling me that if hadiay doesn't take to rats or mice, I should force feed her. Take a small mouse that's been pre killed and force it down her throat. I don't like this concept, since the snakes jaw an throat are really delicate and have to stretch and do certain things in order to digest.

is there any reason to really force feed? Is it even safe to do? She's been trying to get me to let her force feed Hadiya, but other than not eating and the tick problem, she isn't loosing weight so I don't want to do anything without the vet's diagnosis.