Quote Originally Posted by Rob View Post
Is it a bad idea? No. Is it a good idea, that's a matter of opinion, I see it as a unnecessary idea.

The bashing of teeth comment, doesn't deserve a response. You seem awfully angry for someone agreeing with slim saying it's ok to let the snake do what it's built to do without extra steps such as feeding the rodent. I don't see why people are getting so worked up over he subject outside of the bashing of teeth idea.
I can understand it seeming unnecessary to many people, however I am not sure any of us is qualified to truly make that call on a general basis without some evidence that, no, adding a piece of kibble does NOT contribute to calming/distracting the rodent and/or reducing the risk of a bite. Until you can tell me it doesn't, I think it's reasonable to posit that it does, and thus it seems like a reasonable, easy, consequence-free precaution someone might wish to take and in which I can find no fault.

Re teeth: I didn't mean it angrily at all. I truly meant that if that happened to you with an f/t rat, I would understand that if in the future you felt like you wanted to remove that risk (on an f/t rat - not a live one) and I wouldn't laugh at you for it because at the end of the day, you're doing something you feel reduces the risk of injury to your snake without harming, offending or inconveniencing anyone or anything else in the process.