Snake has not eaten in over a week, when to re-feed?

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Originally Posted by sorakitty

And why do I keep getting bashed for mentioning I feed in a separate container? It's just my own personally preference, and if it stressed my snake out then I would stop, but she doesn't care. She was feed in a different container before I got her, and so I kept up on what they did. I know a friend who had a ball python, they always fed in a different container, they went away, one of their friends fed their snake in the tank, and he ended up developing cage aggression. They never had any problems until after that. So sorry for developing my own views, and making my own decision about this due to what I've been told and heard about.

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There is nothing wrong with feeding in a different enclosure if your snake will eat there consistently. But it is wrong to tell someone that if they don't feed outside the enclosure their snake will develop "cage aggression". Cage Aggression is not present in ball pythons. Sure there might be a few snakes that are meaner than others, but they aren't cage aggressive because you feed in their enclosure. Cage aggression has to do with the animals personality, not where you feed it.

Thank you all for the help and advice. Greatly appreciated. She ate tonight so I can be free of all worries until next week. Thank you!