New(ish) ball python still not eating...

[partlybella]

My young ball python (adopted about a month ago) still hasn't eaten. She's about 17 inches long, estimated about 5-6 months old and I don't have a scale so I can't weigh her but she seems healthy... When I got her, the breeder told me that she was eating f/t hopper mice, and that she was eating every 5-7 days. I got four hopper mice and have tried to feed her every week since I got her (giving her a week to settle when I first got her) and she does not seem interested AT ALL. She definitely notices the smell, but seems freaked out when I dangle the mouse near her.

I'm thinking of trying live feeding to see if that will get her to eat a meal. Other than the low interest in food, she seems happy and healthy. She starts exploring her tank every night around 7 pm and loves watching me through the glass, and hasn't ever seemed agitated or ill.

Any suggestions for getting her to start eating f/t or tips for starting live as an inexperienced live feeder? I've tried two methods for thawing, one was leaving it to thaw in the fridge overnight and then warming it when I was feeding her for a few minutes in warm water, the other was fully thawing it via warm water. I also tried to leave the mouse in her tank over night, and it was not touched. I'm so worried for her, I've grown to adore her over the last month and I definitely don't want to be doing something wrong during feeding that makes her disinterested. I did research for years (since I was 15 or 16) but and every other aspect (her tank, her behavior, etc) seems normal and good. I'm at a loss. BTW - Her name is Koshi and she is a butter ball python! I am perfectly willing to go to a vet if you guys think it's needed, but money is a little tight so I want to avoid it if it's something that can be remedied pretty easily. I know that ball pythons also go on hunger strike, but I didn't think juvenile ball pythons did that often...