I used a very small toad that has just lost it's tail (toadlet?) They are all over the place here in the Northeast, and I saw lots of them hopping around in Ohio last week. Your eastern should be attracted to a hopping toad, so you could try to scent an appropriate sized pinkie and put it in front of the snake's mouth when he goes for the toad. Easterns are the only snake I've worked with that you can hand feed most of the time.

Good luck!

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