She's stressed and she's displaying all the behavior to tell you so. Just because your set-ups have worked fine for the others, doesn't mean that SHE'S comfortable in it.
I'd recommend two options for you.
1) change her to a 15 quart tub set-up
2) fill her current enclosure with loosely crumpled newspaper, all the way to the brim. This will give her an additional feeling of security, and she'll feel more secure with additional cover, and the sense of something always touching her. Don't hold her - just let her be. After a week, drop in a live hopper mouse and walk away. Come back and check after 1/2 an hour - the mouse will most likely be gone.
Then start weaning her off the paper by removing a piece of paper every few days.
Ugly - but your priority is to get her settled and feeding for you.
Between the two options, I'd choose the tub - heat and humidity are perfect, and it's smaller and more closely resembling a burrow.
I'd go with number 2 thats just me thoe
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