I tried feeding live inside the enclosure because I haven't got Moonlight to switch over to f/t yet and I don't like it for two reasons. I started feeding her in a separate tub when I got her because that was the prevailing wisdom when I stopped keeping snakes previously (years ago). She strikes within 10 seconds or so and goes straight to eating. Since coming to the forums I thought it would be good to feed inside the enclosure but when I tried, it took her 10 minutes to hunt and strike and that was after I took out the 'tree' that the snake was hiding behind. On top of that, the mouse was inside the enclosure chewing on everything, the tree before I took it out, the vines, spending a lot of time around the water bowl, and not to mention little poops dropping here and there (aspen substrate). Oh, and it is only a 10g tank and I am planning on getting her a 322D boaphile soon. Anyways, I just wanted to know if those of you that have a "keeper" set up remove your decor before dropping a live prey in? Thanks.