I am looking into adopting a 2.5 year old BP, it currently is fed small live rats. I don't like the idea of feeding snakes live animals for the sake of my snakes safety.

How hard/is it possible to wean a snake that old off of live rats and onto F/T or P/K rats?

I have no exprience with a snake bigger than my 2 month old corn snake who eats anything i drop in his feeding container and I dont want to get myself into a stressful situation with a BP that wont eat.

Another concern is it is fed its food in its cage, not a seperate container. The current owner hasnt ever been stricken at except for the one time he tried to feed it a P/K rat, the snake struck and he jerked back and hit the cage, scared the snake and when he went to grab the rat the snake struck at his hand.

I really want the snake to have a good home (current owner is going over seas) but like I said I don't want to get myself into something I can't handle.

Any info/input will be GREATLY appriciated!!