Quote Originally Posted by Melicious
I've always been under the impression that it's not a good idea to leave ANY prey item, no matter the size, in over night. Whether they could be harmful or not. Just something I've always thought.
I would agree in most cases, but if its alive, most baby baby rats will survive overnight just fine, and be harmless to your snake. I dont see what harm could be done in this case, and Ive gotten at least one female who wasn't feeding to eat this way.

I think it is a general rule that almost all of the time it is a bad idea, but I think this would be an exception.