We got our first BP 2 weeks ago. She's a 2000g female normal that was being used as a breeder. Her breeder described her as having an "aggressive feeding response". She had been fed live 5wk rats once every 5 days but had readily taken a warm FT rat before she was shipped to us. We waited 8 days to attempt feeding her. For two days before we tried she came out of her hide at lights-out and was actively cruising her tank, smelling, not skittish. We held her 24 before we attempted a feed and then left her alone. Here's what I think we did right:
* Fully thawed the rat near the tank
* Warmed the head
* Offered with tongs

She came out of her hide as we first offered the bounding rat and followed it for a few minutes, then retreated. She then refused to engage with the rat.

Here's where I know we screwed up:
*My BF removed the hide and continued to try to offer it to her. She struck at it but it was clearly defensive, not feeding response.
* We attempted to feed right after lights out but before she came out on her own.

Problem: Since her warm side hide had been moved she retreated to her cold side hide. She's stayed in her cold hide for 48hrs. We live in a cold climate and the cold side is only 78F.

Questions:
*Should we be concerned that she isn't moving to a warmed location?
*What can we do differently next time (feel free to state the obvious, even
*Should we go back to live feed for a while?