Putting food for rat in snake enclosure to distract them?

[JodanOrNoDan]

Is it a bad idea? No. Is it a good idea, that's a matter of opinion, I see it as a unnecessary idea.

The bashing of teeth comment, doesn't deserve a response. You seem awfully angry for someone agreeing with slim saying it's ok to let the snake do what it's built to do without extra steps such as feeding the rodent. I don't see why people are getting so worked up over he subject outside of the bashing of teeth idea.

string goal = "Chill out rat"; \\(the only thing I know of that is going to chill the rat out more is to kill it)
bool foodChillsOutRat = true;
bool goodIdea = goal == "Chill out rat" && foodChillsOutRat;

In english
So if you want the rat to chill out this method works. If you do not concern yourself about the rat being chilled out don't bother.

Zoe may actually be annoyed with the ridiculous argument. If you want to try it, it seems to work. If you don't, no one is saying anyone has to. Anything that sounds like it makes things easier I like. I like paper towels. They make my life easy. Other people like natural substrate. It does not make them wrong. Their priorities are different than mine. I would argue with someone that said paper towels don't work but I would not argue with someone that said natural substrate is better because it could be better for them.

I obviously have too much time on my hands today.