baby cali king not eating

[lizard dude]

hey guys. im new to this forum, and need some help. i bought an aberrant California king at the last white plains show (about a month ago). since then he has not eaten at all. i have tried frozen thawed, brained frozen thawed, frozen thawed dipped in chicken broth and last night live. he didn't touch or eat any of them. at first i had him in a 20 gallon, then downgraded to a small plastic shoe box a couple weeks ago with a heat pad on one side. the hot side is normally fluctuating between 85 - 89 degrees Fahrenheit. someone on another forum told me to switch him to a smaller box with damp spaghnum moss to help him feel more secure. i have aspen as a bedding right now. i bought him from bhb and brian said to try live, and if he didnt eat he would give me a different one. would this be the best option at this point? i kinda like the little guy, but if he is not eating it might be better to switch him and not have him die. any help would be amazing. thanks

[Snakeman8]

It's natural for them not to eat for about a month or two, my Cali was a hog after a month.

[Revenant]

How long are you waiting in between attempts to try to feed him? And are you handling him much?

[Lankyrob]

Sounds like you have tried too many things too often fr his first month in a new environment, how often are you trying?

Dont try more often than every seven days and dont handle him or disturb him at all apart from wateer changes. And stick eith one way of feeding rathre than something different each time

[lizard dude]

i have been trying once a week, but this week i tried a f/t and then a live yesterday and since he didnt eat i left it in today. i have not been handling at all aside from a few deli cup feeding attempts. im also wondering what i should do with the pinky if he doesnt eat it. i know there is no real way i would be able to keep it alive. how would the best way to kill it be, or should i just give it to my adult corn or bearded dragon