my wife was afraid of snakes at first. i bought her from a pet store and on the way home she took her from me cuz she thought i was gonna crash. she was grossed out n scared at first but now she loves her and wants her own. so im looking online for some good prices. n now she has her own pet rat. i bought it as food as a baby (eyes still closed) but my snake didnt eat it cuz two was too much. so she wanted to keep it alive until the next feeding. feeding day came and she wouldnt let me. and she used to think rats were the nastiest things ever. they call pot the "gateway" drug. BP's are the gateway to unusual pets. good job and thanks for saving the snake. hope it all works out for everyone involved!