Ball python won't eat!

[pythoncrazy]

One of my ball pythons would not eat tonight. Well he's used to eating regular adult mice and I actually got the small rats for him because it was the only thing I could find I got the lady to bring them to me along with two mature breeding females and a mature male. I thought small rats would be about the size of regular adult mice that's what she told me but it's not the case. Anyways he wouldn't eat it any time it got close to him he would act like he was going to strike and then turn around quickly. I'm thinking that the size of the rat intimidates him into not eating. I am expecting baby rats in two weeks and they should be the size of adult mice four weeks from now. Is it okay to wait until then to feed him? I know they can go months without eating. I won't not feed a snake that is willing to eat my female is in the same tank and he'll smell that she's eaten and i'll feel guilty D: