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Hi,

I used to post alot on this forums but due to school and stuff I havent had much time recently.
Anyways I have a SorongxJaya chondros that i got from Buddy Buscemi last september and its about 1 year and 9 months old.
When i first got him he was a difficult eater and got some help from buddy.
I managed to feed him myself with some difficulty but have managed for the last year. Usually i would have to poke him with my tongs until he is mad enough to bite and then give him the mouse/rat. Starting in mid october i tried to feed him mice from petco which s/he had been readily excepting over the summer. Suddenly he starts refusing them, so we look to another source, which was a small petshop a bit farther from me. They said the reason he wasnt eating was because the petco mice werent fresh, but i didnt really think so because he had been eating them before. So we take a few mice home from them. It didnt eat the first one, but ate the second one, which wasnt albino. This happens at about october 20. I keep trying to feed him mice from both sources and rats i got from mice direct or rodent pro(cant remember). Eventually i got the feeling that he shows no interest in eating, and when i rile him up he seems to go for my hand.

I need help on what to do to get him/her to eat. I need to know if this is a seasonal thing or some disease.

He has been handled a few times past one year of age, but not excessively. He is extremely tame and never tries to bite unless provoked(for feeding)

Also, recently i started noticing a few of his scales have black dots on them. And on his back there is one black like about a cm long that feels raised to the touch.
Could i have hurt him with the tongs while trying to feed?
Or what would it be.

In advance i appreciate your help
and i hope you all had a nice Christmas
~Ryan
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The raised scales are of "concern" to me, that does not sound normal. Have you doublechecked all your housing parameters? Baby is not too hot or cold, right? Even though your baby may appear to tolerate handling just fine, this is also a concern and may be causing him/her to be just a bit more shy about eating.

Can you get pics of the dark scale area? This could just be adult color change coming in and dark spots are not unusual. Buddy is pretty good about helping out whenever he can, have you contacted him recently? I know he's still hanging around the Morelia Viridis forum too.