I'd keep them separated, until the male eats regularly. You want to minimize any distractions/stressors (like handling, cage rearrangements, sharing space with other snakes)on your male snake and get him shed and then eating. I know you've already gotten some advise on the stuck shed but here's what I've done in the past. With snakes on papertowels- my preferred substrate with the little ones- I just dampen the substrate and the heat stays the same. I'm not moving the snake from cage to cage to soak. If that doesn't work, look at the cage and see if there are suitable things for the snake to rub shed off on. A handful of clean, rough gravel works or even a nice rock with some edges on it. For snakes that need higher humidity, I provide a tupperware style container that has a hole cut in the top with damp moss or papertowels in it, in the cage, that they can hide in. They often rub their shed off in there.

Once the snake has shed completely, then focus on the feeding. With hatchlings, minimal distractions can be important. Feed at night (with some of mine, I've even covered the cage) and don't keep peeking. I used to put hatchlings in a small paper lunch bag with a pinky in it, in the cage. They've got minimal area to avoid the prey item and no distractions. In a few hours, check the bag and if they've eaten, slide them out of the bag back to the floor of the cage. If your snake is refusing frozen/thawed, and you've tried the exposed brain method, you may want to try a live newborn pink.

Good luck!

Lora

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