I tried the heating. Not with a temp gun, but over a hot light. The rat was pretty warm. She struck, coiled and constricted. Again. And then let go. Again.

What gets me is that she ate twice for someone else in the time that I've had her since she came from the breeder. I heard back from the breeder tonight and she had 10 meals before coming to me and always ate without issue. Again, her size shows it.

I'm going to double and triple check the temps and everything. But three other ball pythons are being housed the exact same way as her and they're all eating fine.

I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Somehow, I'll figure it out. And get her eating.