Quote Originally Posted by JLC
Try using a rat that is the same size as the mouse...and scent it with bedding from a mice cage. (I'm sure the pet store can give you a little bag of used bedding if you don't have any live mice of your own.)
Most of the time all you need to do is drop the mouse bedding into the corner of the snakes cage about 10 minutes before you put the rat in ... In my experience it's easier and has a higher success rate than actually scenting the rat itself.

Hope this helps.

-adam