Quote Originally Posted by babyknees View Post
I'm pretty sure that he'll still recognize the rat smell as potential food regardless of if you feed him rabbits. Some of my snakes that haven't made it up to rats yet still perk up if they're carried past my pet rats' cage. I've never had them strike at me but I haven't pressed the issue. After I handle the rats I change clothes and wash my hands (or if they've been crawling all over I take a shower). I think you'll save yourself a lot of headaches if you just move the rats into another room.
I've had him out and walked right by my rat's cage with no reaction. Would it be safe to just wait it out and see if his reaction to them starts changing, and then if he does start to get anxious when near their cage, I can move them out? I just want to be thorough and make sure that everything I do is absolutely necessary, but also make sure all of the critters stay safe.