i had trouble with my snake switching over to f/t and so did my brother with his ball python. we started making large loops of fishing line and putting the rat on the loop and we call it "rat dancing" cause after we balance the rat on the large loop, we make the rat dance a little and after they strike we just clip the line and slide it out. for some reason my snake wont strike a rat if it isnt moving at least a little. ive plopped a couple f/t rats in there and she smells them and looks at them for a bit but then she puts a distance between her and the rat and just stares at it. i dont know why but for some reason, my snake just will not touch anything that doesnt move. just a suggestion.