I am happy to report that my boy finally began to feed again last week,We ended up having a culture taken and sent out for analysis which came back negative for various ailments and the RI was also gone.The very next evening i observed a familiar behavior in his tank.He was cruising his tank flicking his tongue at warp speed,so i said lets see what happens,Dropped a mouse in.he made his way slowley towards the mouse coiled in strike position, got close,mouse moved.Bamm.He took it...talk about relief..since then has taken 2 more meals and has now gone into shed,to say these last several months were nerve racking would be an understatement.Thanks to everyone that took the time to give me the time to offer advice and encouragement,it helped me get through this difficult time.learning so much from all of you......Dave