Just to expand on the other poster:

The ideal food size for any snake is to choose food items that are as big around as the widest part of the snake's body. Baby balls can even take larger than that, but I wouldn't recommend going bigger until you are very familiar with your snake's limits.

Adding clutter to the tank may help calm the baby. 30 gallons is far too big for a baby ball. If you have it on hand, I would actually recommend moving him back into a 10 gallon for best results. A common mistake people make regarding Ball Pythons is they think they need "space". These snakes are subterranean. They prefer to live in warm, dank, cramped rodent burrows. If they have a place to cram themselves tightly into, that is best. Make sure the hides you provide are big enough for him to get into, but the smaller the better.
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