I have a 6 month old pueblan that I am fully commited to trying everything I can to get him to reach adulthood. My problem is this. He has no feeding response to anythng I have tried. I have tried pinkies (live and f/t, washed to remove it's scent). I have tried pinkies that have been brained, pinkies scented wth anoles, fence lizards, bull frog, tree frogs, skinks. So then I offered the intended prey items without the pinkie. I have offered chorus frogs, bull frog tadpoles, skinks, anoles, fence lizards, hatchling corn snakes. I have tried mouse tails. I have tried button quail chicks, I cannot get him to take anything on his own. All the above mentioned items were of appropriate size nothing that would be too much of an effort to eat. I made the decision to force feed and have force fed him every week for nearly 4 months. I don't suspect digestive issues...he digests well and has a 5 week shed cycle so I think that's a good rate of growth. I have tried exercising him by having him swim in a bathtub several times a week..hoping that the force feeding and the exercise.. and the growth rate would eventually trigger an increased appetite and a feeding response. I have offered meals at night, in a deli cup..in a paper bag..on a moist paper towel, on a dry paper towel...near his hide...in his hide, in a seperate container..in a small container where he is in direct contact with the intended meal. Nothing. I don't know what else to try. My problem now is that he is growing and tht make it harder to restrain him to force feed safely. What else can I try? What other prey item should I try? Could I try a feeder fish, or scent a pinkie with cricket guts? I live iin The southeast and I know that anoles and fence lizards are not typically on the pueblan diet, but I don't have access to uta lizards or other species of lizards that I might try .

Should I brumate him for a month or two in hopes that when I warm him up he will feed?

I am out of ideas and need some advice.

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