Feeding issues

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She's not been eating and she's looking thin so she could easily dehydrated. .. Nobody here could possibly rule that out .
A short soak won't do her any harm and it won't be half as scary as the attempted force feeding she's been through already.

Surely they don't just eat mice in the wild so they're not-wired to eat many different types of small rodents / mammals is I understand , so why not try something different - as long as they leave a week or so in between attempts . Ive a mate who's Royal will only and has only ever eaten chicks ....that's why I suggested it .
I've had enough experience with youngsters but I'm not suggesting that I'm any kind of expert on anything ... I've not suggested anything that will cause harm to the little thing .imho,

That's fair enough then .... it worked for my friend and thought it was worth mentioning .. Even though its refused those mice that are apparently candy to BP ..
I'm off .. I don't even like hearing them called Ball Pythons either when their correct name of Royals sounds so much classier .

So much to pick apart here and I really don't have that much time....................
First off assist feeding and force feeding are two totally different methods. Force fed means there would be a meal in that snakes belly. Second the OP tried to assist feed so please read the whole post before recommending advice.
Why in any ones right mind would you possibly get your ball python that is well known to imprint on a food source stuck on something you don't have readily available? In the wild they eat when the opportunity presents itself, they are not in the wild any more. If you have a constant dependable supply of chicks, gerbils, ASFs, or hamsters AND don't ever plan to sell the snake to someone else then by all means feed whatever you want.
Hopper mice will get just about any hatchling balls attention. As long as it keeps moving and they stay interested in it, it will trigger a strike.
If you want to get totally technical please use Python Regius, other than that welcome to "Ball Python . Net"