I never remove hides when feeding. In fact, I have had BPs that seem to wait until the rat comes to check out that dark hole...and BAM! the rat never returns.I also close my tubs when feeding live - nothing like a live rat (or mouse) catapulting out at your face when it realizes there is something very bad in there with it! I know people advocate standing at-the-ready with tongs, forceps, the jaws of life, etc., to rescue their snake from a deadly rodent bite, but bear in mind that this is what your BP was MADE to do. Giving him a few minutes (say, ten) to figure out hunting and killing is not going to result in hundreds of dollars in vet bills.
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