if not that make sure the mouse is warm enough are you just thawing them or heating them i tried it once and it was a pain til i got the idea to throw it under the heal lamp on top of tank for a few minute this served two purposes gets the scent into the tank and also warms the mouse (these snakes do use heat to look for prey and can sense if something is warm or not. onces warmed up my snake munched it right down but i would go with live fed no f/t just personal preference. if you use live you need to watch the mouse and make sure it doesnt bite your snake i just hold them by the tail and let the snake take them that way(feeding tongs recomended i made that mistake once and once is enough i have been bit twice kinda a pain.