Sounds like your hot side is too low. You can keep you hot side up to 90, just make sure you don’t go past 92. And your cool side should have a minimum of 75 degrees, ideally 78-80 degrees. So I would suggest not using AC as much, or at all if necessary.
Even though you are treating your bp for scale rot you definitely need to maintain humidity. 30% is way too low, and is gonna cause your bp to have trouble breathing, as you have stated. Ideal humidity is between 60-65%.
And it could be that the substrate isn’t the issue of the scale rot as bogertophis stated. I wouldn’t discredit the substrate type based off on one incident. It also might be helpful to try that substrate again so that your humidity can be higher. It would also be nice to know what type of ‘wood type’ substrate it is. There are some that are toxic to snakes.
And the handling might be too much for your snake. Some people have handled their snakes daily with no issues. And if so, that’s fine, but because your snake is having problems I would probably stop the handling sessions, unless it’s necessary. I think by incorporating all of these things together your bp will turn around and hopefully take a meal soon.
Another thing I would try is feeding her a rat from a different seller. I used to buy mine from a smaller store and she only ate 2 out of the 6 I bought. I started buying rats from a different seller and she hasn’t missed one since. Where you get your rats also makes a big difference.
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