I can't believe the judgemental and ridiculous comments. Half this nonsense isn't even accurate.. of course I quarantine new animals, when did I ever say otherwise?.. I said I had one concrete hide they love to shed against and that means I only have one hide period?... and to accuse me of animal abuse is insane, not to mention horribly offensive, you should be ashamed of yourself. My felt substrate is a "breeding ground for bacteria"?!? That is going to be rather difficult when it's laundered and disinfected weekly along with all of their furnishings and the tank itself, not to mention daily spot cleaning. You need numbers to "prove" my temps are good? Seriously?

I've kept the same (various) species of snake communally for decades, of this group I've had some for up to eight years. They are all fat, shiny, eat great, and are active and yes.. social, both with humans and each other. They are in a HUGE enclosure (over 18sq ft floor space) with multiple areas to shelter, warm, etc and a variety of environmental options. For your information they don't just hide in a hole 24/7 when given other options. My oldest was sitting up like a meerkat the other day watching birds out the window lol. Not everyone chooses to keep an animal in a freaking drawer for it's entire life... and I did provide him with an independent enclosure for the first month and then another go of two months solid and he still refused to eat.

While you were busy tearing me apart while in no way addressing the problem, a HELPFUL person contacted me with information that I will share for any other person dealing with this issue that had the misfortune of coming here for advice: It is common for exotic morph babies to have little to no natural feeding instinct, it is common for breeders to dump problem snakes at snake shows (lesson learned there)... and detailed instruction including VIDEO for "braining" and assisted feeding (search those terms on Youtube or Google). End result he had his first feed in five months this afternoon.