So my ball python Cassiopeia is usually a good eater. I have had her for about a month now and she has eaten every week for me since I've gotten her aside from the first week but I was still learning her feeding preferences. I've noticed she will take faster when her food is warmer or on the hot side (not enough to harm her though). I thawed and warmed the pinky as usual and she striked the mouse and missed it. Then she went towards it again but wouldn't lunge. I felt the mouse after and it was cool, so I dipped in in to some hot water to warm it up and felt it again before trying once more. The same thing happened. It seemed that she was taking a while to actually go after it and it would cool too much for her liking by the time she was about to so she wouldn't eat it. She has never had a problem with me feeling or touching the mouse with my hands before either so its not my scent on it (i wash my hands thoroughly before and after feeding and handling her). I decided to leave the mouse at the opening of her favorite hide and the one she was in when feeding her and figured I'd leave it there overnight and see if she ate when I awoke in the morning. I'm hoping if she was hungry she would settle for a room temperature mouse, although she only seems to eat if I use tongs and make it seem alive. The ambient temperature in her tub is 70 degrees right now and the conditions are all normal so it wasn't that. It was my last pinky so I'm gonna head to the store tomorrow and stock up on some more but I'm just worried about her not eating this week considering she is still young (probably 6 months*) and my friend who is carelessly irresponsible just had his snake pass away due to not eating (he forgot to feed it for multiple weeks... I wish he would just have given me his snake to care for rather than have it die due to poor treatment and improper care... I offered to take it but he wanted money I didn't have for it even though he didn't want him any more. sigh.) and this spooked me a lot and made me worry and be very careful to take the best care I possibly can of my snake. I feel like I am way over worried about it but I decided I might feel better getting some second opinions.

*don't know exactly how old she is