I got a new BP and instantly had her taken to the vet to see if she had any issues. The vet said she needs to eat right away. I tried feeding her last night. She grabbed ahold of the mouse (frozen thawed) and then let go. I try again today. She keeps missing. I call her vet and ask about it and they gave me the best advice they could over the phone, that it sounded like she was striking at her food defensively. They were going to talk to one of the older vets for advice and call me back, but they never did, and ended up falling asleep and not calling before they closed. So, I was wondering if you guys have ever seen this before. Is it because shes so new and scared? She's never struck at me, only feeding tongs and frozen thawed mice. She's less then a year old, so she's still young. I've never worked with a ball python this young before.