feeding questions

[Manglewantsmacaroni]

Hey,
I recently attempted to feed Mangle with no luck. I put her back in her cage and washed everything off that touched the mouse. I adopted her from a rescue program and don't have much history on her. I am keeping the conditions good. The water is changed daily and treated so it doesn't have chlorine. The temperature is usually 85 degrees. The humidity is around 50% on average but its hard to maintain due to a living in a northern state in the winter.
I must ask a few questions regarding feeding.
How will I know when she is ready to eat?
When should I get concerned? (I know BPs can go awhile without food)
Should I offer her live?
When should I try to feed her again?
How can I encourage her to eat?
How can I maintain a good humidity in her cage?
Thanks.

[D1C]

They'll eat on their own time. Nothing you can really do to encourage them. What were they feeding at the rescue program? Try feeding that. Just be patient.

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[C2tcardin]

It would be helpful to know her weight and how often she was feeding before? Some other questions that would help, how long have you had her? Does she have a hot and cool side hide? Sometimes it can be that they're still settling in if you recently got them. It could also be the dreaded 1000g wall where Ball Pythons are notorious for going off food around the 1000g mark and in some cases can go a year without eating. It could also be a comfort thing, if she doesn't have hide boxes she may be too stressed.
Most of us will offer and if they refuse don't offer again till the next time they would have normally eaten.
Good luck.

[Manglewantsmacaroni]

She is about 2-3 years old. I had her for 10 days. She has a warm and cool side. The hot side is 85 degrees. The cool side is about 80 degrees on average.

[200xth]

If you've only had her 10 days, she may just be acclimating still.

Make sure your setup is good (temps, humid, hides, etc), then close her up and leave her alone. Don't bother her other than water changes.

Offer her food again after 5 to 7 days. If you're feeding her in a seperate enclosure (it sounds like you might be) don't bother with that. Just try feeding her in her normal enclosure.

Keep offering every 5 to 7 days.

If you want, weigh her every so often and track her weight. This way if she refuses to eat for a while you can see how much weight she loses (if any).