When I got my bp, I asked the shop what their feeding habits were (how,when,what they were fed) and decided to stick to the same. I feed live every 6 days (bumped up from their every 7) and feed in a separate tank. My bp does not seem the least bit stressed during the proccess. I have the seperate tank setup, place the mouse while its still in the little carry box into the tank, place my bp in the same tank, wait 15 mins so my bp is rareing to go, reach in tank with a gloved hand to remove mouse box, place mouse back into tank, wammo, within seconds the snake has the mouse and eats. I then wait at least 15 minutes after the snake finishes swallowing it's meal before I reach in with clean,washed hands to remove the snake and place back into it's home enclosure. Works every time with no problems of stress or aggression whatsover. I use aspen bedding in my enclosure as well as alot of other space filler plants,two hides,and a big water bowl. There isn't much open room in there for anything else. I feel more comfortable feeding in another tub and it seems to be going well with my snake too. This way I don't have to worry about my bp ingesting any substrate either. Whatever works!