It was pretty cool for me too, to see that I am not the only one doing this. Jas's post made it click: there is more than one way to skin a cat (or feed a snake.) I really want to re-iterate. I am not bragging by any means.. but I do not have snakes that go off-feed. Granted, there are and could be many reasons why snakes do go off feed. But I am just saying what works with my brood. By feeding rather sporadically, in an unpredictable pattern, my snakes always eat when fed. A few of them actually "leap" out of their tubs when I go to drop their rat in.. Ginger being the most likely to do this. A light tap on the head with an empty water bottle, sets her back if it is not feeding that I am doing, but handling or tub maintenance.