>>I caught a juvi black rat a couple of days ago. He was very active and therefore proceded to pick him up. After catching him i realized that he was a bit dehydrated (I have already taken care of that problem). I also noticed that his bottom jaw was screwed up. I thought he might have mouth rot, so now i had to keep him I couldn't just let him die.It seems he doesn't have mouth rot he was born with a way receded jaw. He obviously can eat since he lived this long, since he would have hatched much earlier this year. Any help on what and how to feed him would be much appreciated.

I think you are right in that it must be able to eat so I would start with a small live pinkie and see how it goes. If it eats a live pinkie then I would feed it live a couple of more times to get some nourishment in it and then try frozen/thawed. I bet it will do fine. You may just end up with a little rat snake that looks like a dork fish.
Bill Engval reference there...lol
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