this is my first ever ball python. I read online that a lot of people feed there snakes in a seperate enclosure. So far its worked for me. I know that others feed in the snakes main enclosure so its just a personal preference. My set up is a 10 gallon critter cage. I have a UTH pad with coconut fiber as a substrate to help with the humidity and aspen on top to help the cleaning process be a bit easier. The Humidity level is always at 50-60. I have two heat lamps. One for the Day time that has the temp around 85 and a night lamp that the temp is around 80. As far as the Pop/mouse, it wasn't the entire mouse, it was just a ball of Fur with no smell. I am also interested in switching to tubs when the snake gets bigger but i'm not sure what to buy and how to really set it up. Can anyone link me to a Tub set up guide?