Our first snake - feeding questions

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I got my son a baby ball python (approx 12-14 inches long). We've had the snake for a few weeks now, and have been unsuccessful in getting it to eat. We gave it F/T hoppers and he was completely uninterested.

I told my son not to handle the snake for a while, so it could settle in and get comfortable in its new environment before we try feeding it again. The breeder we got it from only fed it live mice, so will getting it to eat F/T be very difficult? I read that Ball Pythons can be very picky eaters and that they can go months without eating, but being that it's a baby, I didn't know if that was healthy?

Do you think the hopper is too big? How exactly do we go about feeding this snake to get the best results? Thanks?