Not Eating

Her breeder only fed her f/t as well. And I put them in zip locks and set them in warm water for about two hours. Same with my other snake (who eats like a champ).

Also any live rat I could get my hands on around here would be WAY too big for her anyways and I'm not chancing my snake getting eaten.

Also I've completely covered her tub before so it would be dark and still no luck with that.

Idk if you do this but after you thaw them out take a hair dryer and heat the head up really good and blow it toward the cage so the smell gets in there. Plus you want a good heat signature on the head and it helps them know where to strike.

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+1 make sure it's warm enough with heat focused at the head. The way I feed f/t is stick all the rats in a bucket of cold water to defrost for about 30-45 minutes, then run the water as hot as it will go over them for about 10. The water comes out of my tap at around 130 f and I let it fill the bucket that has cold water still, so it heats slow but won't over heat, and still has enough time to heat the rats through. If you have a temp gun, your rats should be clocking in somewhere around 101, the body temp of an alive rat, and you can dip their noses briefly in boiling water to get the extra warm bit for them to lock on to.

Imo, i wold start with the tighter hides and the darker tub. I would get a paper towel roll end and stuff paper towel into one end so as there is only one way in and out. You would be surprised at what these reptiles can squeeze into. Stop the feeding attempts until you do this and then give her 1 week to acclimate to the new changes. Then give her a live mouse offering with all the lights out in complete darkness. :D OH! Try and sprinkle a little 100% cypress mulch into the enclosure as well.

A lot of snakes don't like the half-log hides because they're open on both ends so it makes them feel insecure. Try some hides with only one door---low, dark, and a tight fit. If you don't want to buy anything special, try cutting a small hole in a butter tub or a flower pot drain tray. They love squeezing themselves into ridiculously tiny spaces :D. Also get some silk vines at a craft store and drape those around the tub. Hiding in foliage is fun! But more importantly, also stress-reducing.

Putting the rodent in hot water for too long doesn't seem to be my snakes' favorite thing. They like it better if I thaw the rodent in the fridge overnight, then put it in hot water for only about 10-15 minutes. You know how fresh coffee tastes better than 2-hour-old coffee? Something like that, I think, lol. They tell us not to thaw meat intended for human consumption in warm water because it makes bacteria reproduce faster. Maybe that has something to do with it. Also, how have you presented the rodent? Some snakes like theirs to "run around", some prefer if you just set it down and go away. Takes a little experimenting.