Hi everyone!

New here, just got my new baby on Saturday morning I've been looking into getting me a ball python for a while and have done a lot of research and have been talking to the local reptile store for awhile waiting for a baby to be ready. I knew feeding is often an issue, so I am just hoping for a bit of guidance!

the babies at the store came from a local breeder. They were brought into the store on October first when it reopened after renos. Since then, none of the babies have eaten. The store owner and I decided on Saturday that it might be better for me to take one home and see if I can spend a bit more time and care with it to get it to eat (she was moving them from the tank to a plastic tub for feeding, and was also feeding during the day).

So on the morning of Saturday the 24th I brought her home to the tank I've had set up and waiting all month. One end has a heat pad with a hide with built in water dish on it, the other side is a bit cooler and also has a hide and small glass water dish. It's a ten gallon glass tank. She explored for a bit, and curled up in the back corner of the warm hide. She didn't come out until Sunday evening, and she explored for a bit, then went back into the hide before I went to bed.

monday night I decided to try and feed. I've read to wait ten days, but it's also been over a month since she's eaten (I'll also admit I can be impatient..) , so I placed a frozen fuzzie (which the breeder was feeding) on a small piece of paper towel just outside the hide. Around 10 she poked her head out, laid it on top/beside the fuzzie, curled around it. By 12:30 I went to bed and was pretty sure she would eat. I woke up around 9 and the fuzzie was next to the paper towel - I don't know if she moved it, or regurgitated it (it didn't look particularly different side from having moved). Tuesday night, and now, she's come out and explored all over the cage. She's been climbing the sides until just the tip of her tail is on the ground, and eventually falls. I've kept an eye on the temperatures and I've been misting one end of the tank when I see her start to poke her head out of the hide in the evening.

Im wondering if i should try and feed her again soon, or wait a week or so? Also, if I should keep trying fuzzies, or try pinkies or live? I know they can be finicky eaters, especially after moving to so many new places, but it's been over a month now and I'd like to see her eat thanks in advance for any advice!!