Hello, this is my first post.

I'm pretty much in the dark as to how one is supposed to feed a BP. Here's what I do right now.

I use the bathtub as his 'feeding grounds' because it's the only place I want him to be thinking about eating/biting something. I'm hoping that being placed in the tub (no water) will stimulate a feeding response more readily.

First I get the frozen mouse out and a small plastic tub. The mouse goes into the tub and the tub into the bathroom sink. I run water from the hot tap into the tub, which churns around the mouse and thaws it.

I get a newspaper and unfold it, spreading out the pages to line the bottom of the tub. This is in case the tub is damp from a recent shower, and also to cover any soap scum and provide a familiar surface and smell. Newsprint.

Next I go to retrieve my snake. He goes directly into the bathroom with me and into the tub, gently.

Without waiting really I get the mouse from the tub, check to see that it's squishy and thawed properly, which it usually is by now, and then sit next to the tub.

I count to five, slowly, and then lower the mouse to a height of about six inches and drop it onto the newsprint.

Sometimes the BP eats it instantly, or sometimes he scoots over to it, smells it, then eats it.

Is this a good approach? I feel it may be overly complicated but I've been advised against offering food in his terrarium and I wouldn't want him to associate my desk with lunchtime.

Further notes:
The bathroom is host to a litterbox and we have two cats. They're very suspicious of the snake though I take care to prevent any direct interaction, since they'd likely kill my baby bp and even if he was an adult he'd probably be badly injured. However, I notice that he gets excited and breathes more quickly when entering the bathroom.

I imagine this is due to a lot of things. rapidly changing scenery, temperature, smells, and light conditions. Is this too much for him to handle?

When putting him in the tub, he tends to calm down, then move around a little quickly. I figure that if he's sitting still he's either comfortable, or scared and waiting for a chance to escape. He always reacts this way in flat open spaces, searching for an edge, wall, discarded sock or something to get under or next to. Maybe the tub is a scary environment. there's also varying humidity, amplified sounds from the shape, and the smell of soaps and things.

Another thing is I can't be certain I'm giving him the mouse in the right way. I had success a few times with the above method, but one other time I used long forceps to wiggle the mouse in front of him in a 'lively' way and a couple other times I re-warmed the mouse for him after it sat a while.

The last two times I attempted feeding him this way, he would scent and approach the mouse, then freeze, S-bend his neck and sit perfectly still. He avoids the mouse if I move it a little closer or wiggle it around with teh forceps, and if I remove it he resumes searching for an escape route.

Final note:
He's been having a difficult shed. These last two failed feedings were during the shed. Just today I soaked him in a pyrex bowl with a washcloth as per the pinned guide and rubbed all the remaining skin off, noticing that he did still have the top half of his head and both eyes completely covered.