He said it's a baby and that it's visably lost weight. It could very well starv in 1-2 months, and if another try or two of feeding small live prey doesn't work, an assist feed is in order.
I agree...Trax would not eat when I first brought him home after a couple times of refusing his meal I decided it was best to assist feed. I had to do it twice...after that he got the hang of it and has not skipped a meal since!