So, you want to force feed an adult snake that just doesn't want to eat? Just so she will recover so you can get more eggs out of her this fall? Ok, I'm playing devil's advocate and I'm sure you want the best for your snake. But if she doesn't want to eat, she doesn't want to eat. I have a girl that layed a month ago, ate once and hasn't eaten since. I have a male that hasn't eaten since March. I offer food, they don't want it. They don't live on a schedule - they will eat when they are hungry.

Balls can go months and months without eating. Females that incubate their eggs usually don't eat till the babies hatch anyway- if she hasn't lost a lot of weight let her go.

Now, saying that, I just assisted 2 babies tonight that hatched 7 weeks ago. I've tried everything I could think of to get them to eat. They were both 60-65gms when they hatched and they were both down to 50gm...

Just my 2 cents.....