Ok so I've had my BP for around 4 months now. I've been feeding him a adult mouse every 5-6 days in a separate 10 gallon aquarium. Recently I've noticed that on the 5th day he comes out of his hide when I'm around and gets his neck in a S shape and looks like he wants to eats. This had been for the last 4-5 feedings. I decided to increase the feeding frequency. I last feed him on Tuesday, the time before that was Friday (4 days). I tonight I decided to feed him again. Before we went to buy the mouse my wife said he was watching her as she walked by his terrarium. When I got home with the mouse he was part way out of his hide in a S shape. I slowly tried to lift the hide off of him as I always do and pick him up. As soon as I lifted the hide a little and touch him I got tagged on my left thumb. I washed the blood away (it was only a little) and then removed the hide and successfully moved him to his feeding tank. He didn't tag me again but looked like he wanted to. He ate the mouse and I put him back in his terrarium and he went to his warm side hide and that was it.

So this was the first time I've been tagged, it doesn't hurt, feels kind of like getting poked with a few thumb tacks or something. However I'd like to avoid this in the future, since I can't see it being a good thing for the snake. I normally handle him for 10-15 mins ever 2 or 3 days and have been once seen him look like he wanted to tag me. The last several feedings though he looked like he was ready to tag me but didn't until tonight.

What can I do in the future to avoid this?

BTW he is about 24-26" long and weights around 250g. Should I continue to feed every 4 days instead or 5 or 6 days? Should I continue feeding in a separate tank? Is he just tagging me because he mistake me for food because he is hungry?

Thanks in advance.