I can totally understand this! I still don't like to watch it. In doing some research about Ball Pythons in the wild, I learned that they normally will find a rodent burrow, go inside, and eat the prey. I have changed the way I feed my BP now based on this.
1. I thaw out the rat and make sure it's nice and warm.
2. I remove the snake from the enclosure.
3. I put the nice warm rat deep inside the warm hide.
4. I put the snake back in the enclosure and direct his head so that he goes inside the warm hide.
He will go in partway, see the rat, pause, breathe hard, and then THUMP and he's got it!It's all very entertaining!
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