The thing is, he will not swallow ANYTHING. Just because its live or an asf won't make this problem better. He can't swallow anything and that is why we have to use a pinky pump or tube feedings to get some weight on him. He can't even swallow a day old mouse pink. He sat with it in his throat for over 24 hours! He finally spat it back out. And after all of that, he starts getting dehydrated. He can't handle a whole prey item yet. If he starts gaining weight with the pinky pump and tube feedings, then we can try and get him a little larger and try a mouse pink again.