Rat feeding question

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So, I bought a six year old female from Reptiles By Mack at a local expo almost two months ago. Was told she was eating live. I've only ever fed frozen thawed, so I tried that first just to see. No luck, so I bought a medium rat and tried offering fresh kill-- as I've been told that it's dangerous to feed larger rats live. Still nothing, so now I've been trying live large mice. She's very active, tongue flicks, but the mouse can go right past her and nothing happens. I know it's probably too small, she's got a big enough girth to be eating medium/large rats.

How does everyone feed live rats? I've heard that some people stun them first, some just toss them into the enclosure, some kill first.. I'm just terrified of the damage a big rat could inflict.

Live feedings are generally pretty safe if done responsibly. Incidents are actually pretty rare, but if you're worried about something happening feed smaller rats. A rat 65g to 75g is enough for almost any adult BP.

Keep it simple.

Don't stun the rat, don't starve the rat, don't dehydrate the rat.

Simply place the rat in the enclosure, and let your snake do the rest. If she is hungry, she will take care of business. If she doesn't eat within 15 or 20 mins take the rat out, try again on the next scheduled feed.