I just thaw the f/t like you would meat. I sit in bottom of fridge for a few hours then I sit out on the counter for about an hour then under heat light for about a min or two.
I feed my bp in a seperate box and he hardly waits for me to lower in on tongs he meets me half way up the box.
I hold mine by the tail and he strikes right at the head/neck and Eddie is right that strike will scare the heck out of ya.
Mine hit's so hard and fast I dont have time to tug back before he has got it and wrapped around it

Freak,
As your bp gets older you may want tongs cuz sooner or later your gonna get hit holding like that