I called everything pet related within 25 miles of me. Nothing.

Where can I get a mouse hopper or 2?

I've never fed live, so is there any kind of pro tip for not having the thing run free in my house? Should I hold it by the tail and feed from hand or just drop it in there? I plan to switch to F/T asap, so I'm looking to form any habits that can make that easier (can I use tongs for live?).

This is also the smallest snake I've had, under 100g. I'm only resorting to live this quickly because the snake is a little thin looking. It has eaten 5 times total, since 5/18 at the first meal. Is it worth trying to pre-kill the hopper or is that going to be a waste of life for a snake this small and recently rehomed?

I prefer a sarcastic response from one of the people that argues with me on the live vs. F/T threads.