It's not hard to do live feeding. It's just about vigilance while doing it so your BP doesn't get bitten. You can also do pre killed. Which means you kill the rat right before putting it in with your BP. Also make sure you don't stress the rat before placing it in with your snake. The more stressed it is the more likely it is to bite. I just go buy one and when I get home immediately place it in with my snake. That way its not stressed. My girl snags it as soon as she sees it. I wish I had a video of me feeding her that I could show you. I've also fed her f/ts and she will eat them but doesn't really like them. Not enough movement I guess, or I'm not getting them warm enough. It still makes me squeamish. If your BP doesn't eat the live rat be prepared to either return it, or keep it for a bit before trying again.