I recently attempted to get my baby ball to eat a f/t mouse. I prepared it by leaving it under a heat lamp for an hour or two, in an open container to hopefully get her excited about the smell of a mouse. After wiggling the mouse around for about 10 minutes, she gave it no more than a passing tongue-wagging. Somehow the frozen mouse broke open along it's stomach, and its guts starting coming out (any ideas about how to prevent this?). But more to the point, what are the best ways to get a baby ball to eat a thawed mouse? After trying unsuccessfully to get her to eat a thawed one, i bought a live one and she had it killed and eaten within 5 minutes, so i know she's not on a hunger strike.