Tomorrow will be Ophion's first feed since I got him. According to the place where I got him, he only eats live and that has my nerves up a bit. Not because it bothers me that he will be eating a live mouse, (I raised mice/rats for pet stores for years and the concept just doesn't phase me) but because I've seen one to many stories about the prey hurting the snake.

So, my questions are...

Do I watch him the whole time the mouse is in with him? Will that stress him out and make him not want to eat?

Also, I've seen conflicting stories about whether or not to feed in a separate tub from the one he lives in. I've heard it makes them more aggressive to feed where they live.

*sigh* I'm such a newb at this and I just want to do what is absolutely best for Op. I realize BPs don't have the emotional capacity that a dog/cat does but I still worry. LOL.