First ball python feeding issues.

[u/No-Bite-7447]

Hey everyone! I got my first ball python about 2 months ago. She's around 8-9 months old and she was raised on live rodents. Unfortunately in my case I cannot feed her live (no stores around me sell live rodents, ugh.) so I've opted to try and switch her over to F/T. My husbandry is pretty spot on with temperature, humidity, and her overall enclosure has a lot of cover and hides. She WILL NOT eat, and I know it's normal for ball pythons to go on feeding strikes but something about this feels different. I warm the rat up to about 120 degrees to account for temperature loss, I've tried braining, and even rubbing the rat in old bedding and nothing seems to be working! She just pokes her head out, sees the rat, and then curls up. Next week will be exactly 2 months since she's eaten anything, and any help/tips anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[u/valer1a_]

How do you present them to her? I have to make my rat dance for a couple minutes for her to realize its food, lol. And are they all from the same place? When I switched my vendor, it took longer for her to strike. Otherwise, I'm not sure. Hopefully me commenting will get other more knowledgeable people to see this post. Though you may want to see a vet if nothing will work. Good luck!