I have this snake that detached from his yolk on July 29. He was 45grams when he left the egg and his unabsorbed yolk.

He has refused all meals given to him (every 4-5 days since August 10). We assist fed last Monday after he refused... again... the rat we put in his enclosure overnight. No dice. He spit it back out.

We assist fed again today after putting another rat in his enclosure overnight, still no dice. He sat with the rat in his mouth for close to 30 minutes then finally got his tail curled around the rat and pulled it out.

He is now 39 grams. Now what? He shed for the first time last weekend (either Saturday or Sunday).

I'm in hopeless mode right now. I have consulted the vet. He doesn't do assist feeding. He only does the "force feeding" - put a tube down his throat and pour some snake formula or something down it. So... what would you guys do in this situation?