forcing your baby ball python to take f/t by missing 3 to 4 eating routines is a no no. pros on this site had been telling it all over that ball pythons can really starve themselves to death just because they dont wanna eat f/t. seems like ball pythons are not like our typical pets that would eat anything when hungry, some ball pythons can be really really picky even if it would mean their life.

i would recommend feeding it live first if you haven't fed it yet... then transition from live to a pre-killed, then go for f/t next. converting from live to ft is NOT always possible, some snakes will never ever take FT. hope this helps.

And oh, do not use boiling water when thawing okay? i made this mistake before and it was a very unpleasant experience and the smell was horrible and ofcourse, i didnt feed the rat to the snake, i just threw it away but you wouldnt want me to go on detail about this, its disgusting. haha.

what i do though is i pull the frozen mouse/mice out of the fridge and let it just sit there for like 30 mins to 60 mins or so to room temperature. then soak in hot water (the hottest you can go without 'burning' you, probably something like jacuzzi hot water haha) then let it stay there for like 3 mins, prepare a paper towel / napkin and dry the f/t there before feeding the snake so it wont drip.