Can I 301 redirect old URLs to staging URLs (ex. staging.newdomain.com) for testing?

[esiow2013]

I will temporarily remove a few pages from my old website and redirect them to a new domain but in staging domain. Once the redirection is successful, I will remove the redirection rules in my .htaccess and get the removed pages back to live.

Thanks in advance!

[Ikusa]

If the redirect to the testing site actually is temporary, this is one of the very few instances I would recommend using a 302 redirect.  This way, the engines will understand that you aren't making this a permanent move and will, hopefully soon, remove the redirect when the staging site goes live.

[esiow2013]

But what if I remove the 301 redirect rules in my .htaccess file right(a few minutes) after successfully checking the redirected URLs?