Yeah that will work, but I suggest you wait and try to get the snake to eat peacably. There are several tricks you can use including the one mentioned but I would try others first. Put the snake with the pinky in a small container over night. I use paper lunch bags which are put back into it's cage. Something that works very well is to take a dead pinky and use a razor to slice the head open a bit and squeeze some of the brain matter out just a little. Then place the snake in a deli cup or bag with the pinky and leave it alone for several hours. Then there is tease feeding which is where you take the pinky and rub it along the snakes mouth and try to get him agitated enough to bite the pinky. Then you have to try to stay very still if he grabs it untill he swallows the whole thing. I wouldn't try the tease or force feeding untill at least two months after hatching or sooner if the snake looks thin or weak. But try to get him to eat on his own many times before resorting to the more stressful tricks. It also helps to use the smallest pink you can find at first, then work your way up once he starts feeding.
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