Quote Originally Posted by bonheki
well the best thing to do is go to the vet and ask their also next time you feed him a rat k.o the rat hit the back of his head agenst a table soo he wont struggle
That's disgusting. If you don't feel your snake, who has millions of years of evolution under it's belt(or spurs if you prefer), can't take down a live mouse by itself when offered properly, then please feed frozen/thawed. There is no reason whatsoever to knock a prey animal upside the head just because you're not capable of feeding the snake properly or picking out an appropriately sized prey.

Pre-Scent the room for 30 minutes or so, so the snakes know what is going to happen. Feed the exact same way every time, snakes pick up on routine and thrive on it. Drop the prey animal on the opposite side of the tub that the snake is on, and close the tub(unless you have my snakes and they are halfway out of the tub already and striking at your face because they want that dang mouse! It's hard to toss a mouse inside a tub when you have teeth coming at you from the only opening). If the snake is shy, just close up the tub, but if you know the snake isn't very bright and likes to grab the mouse by the tail and then go drown it in the water bowl(Arith.. I'm talking about you), then you will want to watch and make sure the prey animal is dispatched quickly by the snake.