Quote Originally Posted by xFenrir View Post
Absolutely. My Ball had a thing where she wouldn't swallow the prey if it had bedding on it; if this is something that pops up or you're afraid of them eating bedding, just place down paper towels and move your BP on to them, then feed. My girl actually got to the point where if I put a paper towel down anywhere in her tank, she'd go and sit on it herself, expecting food.
Be very careful with paper towels. If a prey item sticks to the paper and gets ingested, it is MUCH more fatal than a few pieces of substrate. I never let my rats gets wet, so bedding doesn't stick to them.