We assist fed again last night and you should have heard my husband. Yesterday was one of the difficult ones - there were once or twice where he would swallow not too long after the rodent is stuck in his mouth. But yesterday was not one of those lucky days. We thought we got it stuck there really good and 30 minutes later he manages to spit it out. He finally swallowed after the 3rd try. My husband is so frustrated cursing the darned snake, I was afraid he'd choke the guy from frustration!

Yeah, we've been feeding him every 5-7 days. Sometimes my husband dreads doing the assist feeding again, so he waits 7 days before trying. So, I think we're going to do the 2 week fast deal plus the eau de gerbil option (offer asf in gerbil bedding in 7 days and if he doesn't eat it, try again in another 7 days and if he still doesn't eat it, we will do the assist then). My husband should feel relieved that he doesn't have to do the assist for a while.