Hi everyone. Something I'm sure you hear all the time, especially from newer forum members so I'm really sorry for asking, but I could use some help. I have a pinstripe BP who is just turning 2 years old. The last time he fed was January 2016, he weighed 854g then.

When we first got him (at about 5 months old) he would stike feed really nicely but then at about a year old he became quite a shy feeder and I started to find that he wouldn't strike but if I just left the rat with him over night (frozen thawed of course) then he would have eaten it by the morning. This stopped quite suddenly in January, for no apparent reason, (no major change in habitat, temps all good, etc etc). He continued to look healthy, he was bright and alert and shed without issue but just seemed totally uninterested in feeding. I tried smaller rats (he was on large weaners), gerbils and multis, braining, hairdryers, the lot but he was not interested in any of it.

On 14/08/2016 he weighed in at 749g so had lost nearly 15% of his body weight. I had been speaking to my local reptile specialist shop all the while (very lucky to have a great shop a couple of miles from where I live who really seem to know their stuff). At this stage they said I should bring him in to board with then for a few weeks to remove my habit from the equation and work from there.

We did this but he still wouldn't eat. They have now assist fed him on 3 occasions over the last 3 weeks, just rat pups to get something in him. He has digested the feed fine but still will not feed on his own it seems.

I have to collect him from the shop on Saturday as the bill is racking up and also I really don't want them to continue to assist feed him all the time. I'll bring him home and give his viv a really good clean and a bit of a change around before I put him in. I'll probably then leave him alone for a week and try again next weekend with a pup or something small.

Any advise or comments would be welcome. Am I missing something? I've tried to do my research and make sure I'm not missing anything but I'm stumped and it seems the shop are too!?