Has he always eaten f/t or was he eating live when he first hatched. When I switched Calliope from live to f/t I had these experiences but you should never 'boop' him on the head with the mouse. They are skittish animals so that's more likely to make him curl up into a ball and get nervous than it is to pique his interest. It could be that he's in a new home, or that he is just now switching to f/t, either way, as time progresses he'll get better at taking his food. Most BPs will prefer to be left alone to eat, if they're switching from live, "dancing" the mouse around could help but each snake is different.
My advice- don't worry about it. It'll get easier and become more natural to him as time progresses, and don't 'boop' him with it, it's likely to make him nervous, and turn him away from the food.
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