Ok, so any help would be really appreciated. I have a hatchling about 6 weeks old today, bought 2 weeks ago. the day i bought him (from a breeder- silvergrin on here) was the day he was to eat. i fed him and im pretty sure he regurged. so i checked everything, and only could determine it was stress. left him alone for a few days and tried again. he ignored the pinky. so i figured still stress. i checked the tank temps, put in aspen so he could burrow if he wanted to, since he was burrowing under the newspaper anyway, and i figured it was more natural too. he seemed to enjoy that, and i can see little snake holes all over the place. i also covered the tank, so there is privacy, my cat leaves it alone, its high up on a bookshelf, so its away from traffic etc... he is very active at night, so that's good. i decided not to handle it for a week, and just leave it alone to acclimate, and de-stress. i waited a few more days and i fed it, and it refused at first. so i tried some of the tricks listed on here, like chicken broth, braining, slices, putting it in a container with the pinky overnight, and nothing. ive tried almost everything, and nothing is working. i don't know of anywhere here in Chicago that i can get a live pinky to try, so im considering trying an anole. any suggestions? if it takes an anole, how hard is it to go back to pinkies? or should i just try scenting the pinky with an anole? i even tried to get the pinkies from a different source! that didn't work either. the snake like literally avoids it, ignores it and all. i had it in the deli cup overnight with a brained pinky, and the cup was covered, and in the morning, the snake was on one side, and the pinky on the other. this is so frustrating. im pretty sure its not going into shed either, it looks the same as when i got him, eyes are fine and all. the nice lady who i got him from did offer to take him back and exchange for another if he still will not eat, but that isnt until aug 16th, at the earliest. im thinking he might die before that. she did say he ate a couple times before i bought him, so i don't know whats up?