I live in a place were there is only one vet in town that treats exotic pets so I don't have too many options there. I've been attempting to feed him a jumbo sized mouse every two weeks. I thaw it out in warm water, dry it with a paper towel then put it in the tank over night. He seems curious and checks it out but never touches it. I always hope when I wake up in the morning it will be gone but no such luck. He is a full grown male and the breeder told me that he has always taken frozen medium sized rats without a problem. The pet store was out of med. rats hence the jumbo mice but then they got more in stock so I tried a rat and still no luck. Do you think I should bath him some more even with some redness to his belly? I'm not sure if that would irritate his condition more or not? I am currently heating him with a heat pad for humans. I have a pvc tank coming in the mail from boaphile with a double thermostat but it's taking a little longer then expected to get here.