Quote Originally Posted by drella941 View Post
About two months ago I rescued a baby ball python. He had bad scale rot and humidity blisters. The guy I got him from said he couldn't remember the last time he was fed. Since I've had him the scale rot and blisters are all cleared. But I can't get him to eat. I was able to force feed him once, but I haven't been successful since. He is getting very thin. I have tried live and frozen mice and rats. I've tried assist feeding, and like I said I force fed once. I just don't know what else to try. Any suggestions?
Try something smaller then what he would normally eat for his size. That may encourage him. How big is he? Are your temps and humidity right?

I normally don't recommend force feeding as I have assist fed once to get my yellow anaconda started. I can't offer you much help with the eating since I've never rescued one from a horrible condition, but maybe somebody who has can chime in. Good luck though.