You know, I have a really timid little cinnamon BP, and how I help her is to hang onto the mouse by the tail, and just let it's front feet touch the ground. Mousie will jump and dig a bit, not enough to scare the baby, but definitely enough to get it's attention.
If I let the mouse run around, my little Kuri will hide from it every time. If I dangle it, dead mouse within 30 seconds every time.Just a thought.
And I must add, like so many others, welcome to the addiction, and a big thank you for being intelligent enough to study first, buy later.
Gale