Oh YES I did!!! :P I don't even know if I could get baby rats around here...I haven't needed them since we moved to San Antonio. And mice are just SO much more convenient for me right now. If they don't get eaten, I can keep them for however long I need to without worrying that they'll get too big. After a couple of rats grew too big to feed to my one ball python, it started to get more than a little frustrating! LOL (I don't much like killing them myself, and have no use for rat pets right now)
And no worries about the tape. My experience with Kisasa's tub has been that once you get the humidity set, there's no need to bump it for sheds...I just keep it constant and she sheds fine. I'm pretty sure Sax will, too.