Hi and welcome to BP.net!
First thing would be to read the caresheet, if you haven't already and make sure your temps/humidity are where they should be. If you're using the analog gauges to measure your temps/humidity, you might want to invest in a digital thermometer/hygrometer. Quite a few people on here use Accurite thermometer/hygrometers to measure the environment; there's a salt test that can be done on these to test the accuracy but I have no clue on how that's done so I won't even venture a guess, lol! Here's the link for them, if you're interested:
http://www.amazon.com/Acu-Rite-Indoo...654783&sr=8-15
Also, what size terrarium or tub is he in? Like some of the other posters said, in the wild balls hide most of the time, either in rodent dens/burrows, anthills, etc. Basically any tight and confined area they feel secure in. Another thing you might look at is the temperature of the prey item when you're offering it. A infrared heat gun is great for taking a reading off the head of whatever prey item you're offering, whether it be a mouse or rat pup or whatever. Thawing it in warm water and then heating the head with a blow dryer for a few seconds will mimic the natural body heat/scent of a prey animal and should (hopefully!) stimulate the feeding response. A range of 105 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit is about right; no hard or fast rule to that, just somewhere in that range is good. Pro Exotics have temp guns for cheap and they're of good quality, plus Robyn and the folks at Pro Exotics are great people. Here's there link if you want to look at a temp gun through them:
http://www.proexotics.com/store/home.php?cat=248
I'm sure I'm forgetting something or multiple somethings...hopefully that helps and gives you some ideas if you haven't tried them already. If nothing else, relax and don't stress it too much, if you can help it.Enjoy your new pet and have fun here! Take care.
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