When a snake refuses a meal, it only causes more stress (& it becomes LESS likely they'll eat) the more you keep offering "too soon". Best to wait a week before trying again- he'll also be more hungry & hopefully less picky by then.
Changing 2 things at once is also not a good idea- rats & mice smell & taste different, & snakes have preferences. So it wasn't the best idea to go from live mouse hoppers to a f/t rat pup- not saying it never works, just that it reduced your odds of success. At the very least, you should have scented the f/t rat pup with "dirty" (well-used) mouse litter. But you'd have been better off going from live hopper mice to f/t hopper mice to start with.
Snakes have their own personalities & preferences- & I have no "crystal ball" to tell you what absolutely will work- only suggestions for what tends to work.
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