my kingsnake

Question
hiya! i bought a eastern kingsnake from Petsmart on 6. it has a 20 gal tank and a hiding place and 2 in deep shavings and a fake plant and a heating spot and water that is cleaned everyday. he has shed once already. we fed him frozen pinkies warmed up, and the brand is Artic Mice. the people at Petsmart said that is the only mice it has ever eaten. and now it has been 2 weeks and he will not eat. we have the sperate feeder box. he does rub his head all over the mouse.  but he doesnt bite it or eat it.
is there something i can do? or change something in his house?  i was taking him out every day until he tried to bite me.

Answer
First off, 2 weeks is not a problem so don't let that worry you. Second, if he is about to go into a shed cycle, he won't be interested in food until he shed. You can tell this because his skin will start to get a cloudy look to it. If this isn't the case, there's a couple of things that you can try. First off, make sure that his mouse is very warm. I usually defrost pink mice in very warm water. The pinky should only take about 2 minutes or so to thaw. Don't let it sit in the water too long as the water is washing off the scent. Try feeding him immediately. It's best to leave them alone with their food item overnight. Another thought would be to put the snake and the pinky in a small container like the size of a margarine container. Put the snake and pinky in there together and leave overnight with the lid on. Make sure that the container is inside of your cage in case the snake were to somehow get out. If neither of those ideas work, you can next try "braining" the pinky. It's kind of gross, but basically what you do is after thawing the pinky, use a sharp knife to poke a small hole into the skull of the pinky. Then squeeze the pinks head a little bit to make some "stuff" come out. Then put the snake in the margarine container overnight. Snakes usually can't resist the smell of brains, as gross as that might sound. The important thing is to get them eating regularly, then it shouldn't be necessary to do this to it's food. Lastly, you could try a live pinky mouse. The only reason I'd discourage this is that it's often hard to find a pinky mouse at the store when you need one, unless of course you raise your own.