who feeds in separate containers??

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

I do not and will not feed in a separate container because on feeding day all of my snakes are ready to strike at anything that comes near their tubs so I would surely be bitten.

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This X 100 :snake:

I used to feed in a seperate enclosure but it would take too long so finally i just decided to feed them in their tanks. I quickly realized that they didnt care and it didnt matter either way. Still puppy dog tame.

We feed all of ours in their enclosures and have never had any issues.

When I first got back into herps I decided to get into Ball Pythons. I raised Veiled Chameleons for a number of years so it was not that big of a transition. Under the advice of two seperate PET STORES I fed my guy in a seperate container. BIGGEST MISTAKE was listneing the the pet store. Our little normal was a very problematic eater at best. He went off feed for 3 weeks when we first got him then ate good for a couple of months then back off feed for three months lost a lot of weight and was not looking good at all. Under the great advice I received from this forum :) I offered a live hopper mouse (thanks Lgray :) in his enclosure and he ate with out a problem. He is now a great eater in his enclosure and packing on the grams he is up to weanling rats and eats every week with out fail. We took in a rescue who was again being fed ina seperate container and same thing difficult at best to feed the only thing I changed was feeding her in her enclosure and she has gained 250g+ in the 6 months she has lived with us. My pied has never been fed out of her enclosure and she is an absolute pig only one refusal from her but she was in shed. I have only been bitten once and well that was my fault. The big normal girl ate 3 weenling rats (all I had at the time) and she would drag them into her hide to eat. SO I wanted to make sure they were all gone and when I reached into her enclosure she was still hungry and mistook my hand (which I am sure smelled like a rat) for food and struck she let go right away and has never struck at anyone again. S I ALWAY FEED in their enclosure have had absolutely no signs of cage agression and have actually tried to reproduce the one bite just to prove to myself she was just really hungry and well no one will strike at my hand even if I scent it with a rat before. So I guess what I am saying is if your are not a complete idiot like I was then there should be no issues with feeding in an enclosure and it seems to make the snake feel a lot more comfortable about eating :D

I feed in a separate tank, but when it comes to feeding time the snake is picked up with a snake hook. I have had a few bp's over the years; all of them where on live prey. With my new one's I have been putting them in a separate tank for feeding, and feeding f/t. It's been 12 years since I owned my last bp. Every time I switch tanks I sit, and think back to my last BP that I never switched tanks, and that snake was not aggressive. Not tank aggressive; nothing of the sorts. I can't believe that the care for BP's have changed that dramatically over the past 12 years. One thing I always do before handling my snakes is wash my hands. Every time. Maybe that is the secret of it all?? I dunno. Little off topic, but now I move to a separate enclosure to feed both my BP's. I have two in a 55-60 gallon cage with multiple hides, and basking branches. They get along great. Actually they share hides together.

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Originally Posted by Seeker

I have two in a 55-60 gallon cage with multiple hides, and basking branches. They get along great. Actually they share hides together.

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I urge you to house your BPs in seperate enclosures. Housing them together is an accident waiting to happen.

They are not sharing a hide, they are competing for space and the prefered place to thermoregulate.

Normally I would advise against feeding in a serperate enclosure, but in your situation, it's probably when your snakes are the least stressed.

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Originally Posted by Seeker

They get along great. Actually they share hides together.

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Like slim said this is NOT a good idea. Honestly go get another enclosure ASAP. They are not sharing they are competing for turf. BP's prefer solitude.

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Originally Posted by Slim

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I urge you to house your BPs in seperate enclosures. Housing them together is an accident waiting to happen.

They are not sharing a hide, they are competing for space and the prefered place to thermoregulate.

Normally I would advise against feeding in a serperate enclosure, but in your situation, it's probably when your snakes are the least stressed.

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I'll also second what Slim has said. I have yet to read a single post from him that wasn't good advice or was inaccurate. :gj:

Im so happy that i fed him in his enclosure.. and he ate without a hitch. and its so much easier and healthier for him not having to worry about picking him up and stressing him out right after eating.. thank you everyone for the responces :gj:

I feed my ball python in a differnt tub... Idk if its just me but he seems to know that when I put him in the tub its to feed he doesn't go anywhere and he even gets into strikeing position and pationly waits for his meal.