How long to leave F/T in the tub?

[Freakie_frog]

I have a BP that eats one adult mouse a week. Often he will skip a week. Sometimes he won't even wait until the mouse hits the aspen. The worst so far was he skipped two weeks.

My question is when he doesn't eat I leave the mouse in the tub until the next morning. How long is it safe to leave a "dead" mouse in the tub?

At normal temps it starts to SMELL in about 4 hours. By 8 hours it is kinda attached to the plate I leave it on. I suppose that if he didn't go for it by then its too late. RIGHT???!!!

First a couple of questions.

How old is your snakes and how much does it weigh?
Are you feeding on the same day every week?
What is your set-up like..temps, humidity, hides and so on.

Now for your answer. I will leave them over night but if its not gone by morning I throw it away and try a live mouse instead of P/K that normally does the trick