In all honesty I didnt take the time to read the whole thread..........

Live .... if your snake doesnt strike you can leave it in there for about 1/2 hour with food for the mouse in the same enclosure ... the mouse will NOT eat your snake if you leave it food.........

F/T ..... no strike you can leave in over night keep dark

try feeding at night with dim lighting

My calico doesnt like to eat .... she is just out right scared...she runs to the corner or turns around away from the mouse (f/t) ... I nudge the back of her gently with the mouse ..... eventually she gets mad and throws out a defensive strike .... then a little more rubbing of the mouse to her and WHAM! ....

If she doesn't eat after about 20 minutes of coercing her I leave it in there over the heat to keep it warm ... if she doesn't eat it after an hour I dispose of it....leave her alone for about 3 or 4 days by this time she is out and about wandering her enclosure...if shes not wandering around I dont try again until she is.........When she is in shed she wont eat.

I use aspen but when I feed I put down unprinted newsprint so avoid possible injestion of the substrate ....... I also have branches in all my enclosures