Quote Originally Posted by maniac
I would suggest that if your ball refuses the mouse just wait till the next day or so.
If you want him to eat for you and he refuses a meal, wait until the next regularly scheduled feeding time before trying again. I'm pretty sure there are several of us here who have made this mistake at one time or another and learned the hard way that feeding attempts too close together just put more stress on the snake and result in its being less likely to eat.