Ball pythons less than 12-18 months age that refuse food 95% of the time do it because of a problem with their husbandry.

There is all kinds of information on this site about conditioning your snake to be a good eater ... it would behoove you to take some time to search it out.

Make sure your temps are correct ... 82-84 on one side of the cage, 92-94 on the other 24 hours a day 7 days a week measured with a good digital thermometer ... humidity should be between 50% and 60% ... make sure your snake has at least one small tight hide on each side of the enclosure ... if you can fit anything inside of the hide at the same time as your snake, the hide is too big ... DON'T HANDLE IT AT ALL ... at least until it's eating regularly for you.

Hope this helps.

-adam