I think I've kind of backed off of that idea working out so well lately. My thought process was that if I had him just eating frozen foods for a month or so, he'd chill out on the idea of eating live. He's actually 100x more nuts now than he was when I first got him, so it doesn't look like that's going to be the case here.
No joke, when I bring the plate of food downstairs to where he can see me, he goes straight to the top and starts smacking the glass tops to where they bounce up and down. I actually have to dangle the food above the right side top to distract him and then open the left side and throw it in really quickly. He's gotten really close to getting me several times this week... Seriously insane and scary, but also hilariously awesome at the same time.