Do or die?

[JEWSKIN]

He is on a 4L Really Useful Box (inside dimensions 12.5" x 8.5" x 3") with 2 small hides and a small water bowl on aspen bedding. Hot side is heated by a 3" flexwatt running constant temps at 90F measured with an acu-rite digital probe under the aspen, ambient temps at 80 (my house thermostat is set at 80 as well). Humidity at steady 60%. He has not been handled except when we clean his tub out or when we feed (every 5 days). He has only shed once since he was born.

His siblings are on identical set-ups and one is at 145g now and the other is at 149 grams. They have shed multiple times already. The problem feeder is exactly 52 grams 5 minutes ago which is only 7 grams more than when he hatched.

We have tried everything except braining method and f/t method. We have tried pre-kill, smaller size, different color, rat, mice, ASF, in the tub, out of the tub, in a deli cup in his tub, in a pillow case, overnight, etc.

We have taken him to the vet and the vet checked him out and said there's nothing physically wrong with him or anything blocking food intake.

Hey hun....my Egg is doing the I don't wanna eat on my own either as well as one I had bout from a pet store
however the one thing that worked with the pet store buy who's now eating on her own was a rat fuzzy presented with gerbil bedding hit right away second feeding was a mouse hopper her choice (unscented) and this last one a rat fuzzy (unscented) as far as es.gg well still working on his butt lol but coming along don't give up though

[anatess]

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.

[JEWSKIN]

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.

sounds like your hubby could use some happy tabbacy lol my guy was ready to do that with my pet shop girl but I refused to taker her back shes picky but she will eat...heck Egg still hasn't taken one on his own try a rat pink/fuzzy presented or smaller live food like large mouse fuzzy much easier to get teeth hooked