I've talked to alot of retic owners and some that have very handleable snakes and they are feeding by laying the food at the opposite end of the cage. They say it lessens the cage aggression giving you a snake that is less likely to strike when opening the cage. Some swear by it, some dont believe it. Just some food for thought if you decide to get one. I'll be getting a burm and doing my feedings this way. I feed my yellow anaconda this way and he doesn't have any cage aggression.