yeah well what I did was have the mouse in a critter keeper straight from the pet shop and add the same bedding of the b.P and let the mouse scent the bedding...about a half hour before I planned on tossing the mouse in, I sprinkle "mouse bedding" around the snake's hide rock so he might get the scent. That's my pre-scenting method at least, it seemed to work, he poked his head out and seemed interested! But thanks for all your help!