BP not Eating

[Bogertophis]

the main thing i worry about is: if i use the hair dryer method, if it takes let say over a minute to strike, then she drops it and then she looks at it by that time we ware going on 3 minutes or more, then that mouse has cooled off significantly because its been dead for months now..when the snake strikes and coils, is it better to do the mouse tail tug with the tongs or my gloved hand?

Gloved hands will appear threatening to a snake- more than likely she'll back off completely in fear, & this won't help at all. Feeding tongs should always be used because they have NO "body heat" & are barely perceived by the snake at all, thus not causing alarm & refusal to feed. So keep your "big ol' hands out of there" & think positive, lol.