I was wondering...

[etenia]

Do any of you feed your snakes in their day to day living environment? aka tanks/tubs ect..

[grim reaper in NY]

There are several threads pertaining to this practice. Some prefer to remove their pets from their everyday habitat and feed in seperate quarters. I prefer to feed mine in it's everyday environment to reduce the chance of being struck. I sinply dangle the rat by forceps inside the tank and let the snake do the rest. it works great for me. Several others prefer to feed in seperate containers though, which is good as well. Basically it's whatever your snake prefers and what you feel more comofrtable doing.

[etenia]

Have they ever tried to strike at you when you aren't feeding them? Just curious.. I dont feed mine in their tanks, I dont want them thinking I'm prey when I take them out to hold them. My bp knows when it's time for him to eat when I put him in his feeding tub, it's rather neat to watch..

[brett1489]

its a myth that they become aggressive if u feed in their tanks

[etenia]

I dont think it's so much a myth as it is the indivudal snake.

[grim reaper in NY]

Have they ever tried to strike at you when you aren't feeding them? Just curious.. I dont feed mine in their tanks, I dont want them thinking I'm prey when I take them out to hold them. My bp knows when it's time for him to eat when I put him in his feeding tub, it's rather neat to watch..

None of my snakes have ever struck at me. I wear disposable gloves and use long surgical forceps whenever i handle the rats. I never let the scent of the rats get on my skin. By eliminating the scent on your skin, your reduce the chances of being struck significantly. If your snake has eyecaps from a pending shed, they may not be able to differentiate between you and the food you are giving it. hence, another reason to use long forceps to keep your hand as far from the meal as possible.

[etenia]

None of my snakes have ever struck at me. I wear disposable gloves and use long surgical forceps whenever i handle the rats. I never let the scent of the rats get on my skin. By eliminating the scent on your skin, your reduce the chances of being struck significantly. If your snake has eyecaps from a pending shed, they may not be able to differentiate between you and the food you are giving it. hence, another reason to use long forceps to keep your hand as far from the meal as possible.

My snakes have never struck at me and I hold them both just about everyday for a few minutes. When it's really nice and warm we go on walks!
I was just curious cuz a friend of mine has a snake he feeds in it's tank and he's gotten really mean. His other ones haven't though.

[frankykeno]

Have they ever tried to strike at you when you aren't feeding them? Just curious.. I dont feed mine in their tanks, I dont want them thinking I'm prey when I take them out to hold them. My bp knows when it's time for him to eat when I put him in his feeding tub, it's rather neat to watch..

Sure I've had snakes strike at me. When you own 40 of them, well somebody is going to take a jab at you once in awhile. Is it related to the fact that they all eat in their own home enclosures - likely not since there's no obvious pattern to it to indicate to me that is the reason. Snakes strike occasionally, it's what they do.

My snakes have never struck at me and I hold them both just about everyday for a few minutes. When it's really nice and warm we go on walks!
I was just curious cuz a friend of mine has a snake he feeds in it's tank and he's gotten really mean. His other ones haven't though.

Most likely it's not related to feeding or perhaps he's only got his hands in there for feeding so the snake is simply reacting to a habit. There's far too many factors involved in why a snake might strike at you to lay it all at the door of feeding in the environment.

[ballpythonluvr]

I feed my snake in his enclosure and I haven't had any problems with him trying to stirke or bite.

[etenia]

well if ya have 40 of them you have to kind of expect to get bit sooner or later it was a question more geared towards those of us that only have a few i guess. As for my friends snakes, he's a herpatologist, he's also the one that told me when i first got my snake (i made him go with me to check it before i bought it) not to feed it in it's cage and in the long run it'll be more easier to handle .. maybe that isnt the right phrasing but in general it's what he meant.