Where do you feed?

So lemme get this all straight. I bring home a new BP. I leave him alone for abot two weeks to get adjusted to his new home. I than remove him from his enclosure set him down in another rubbermade tote, that has a F/T mouse/rat in it and wait to see if he eats if not , than what?

If you are using a loose substrate, then yes you should feed in a separate container. I would put the snake in first and then with tongs present the prey to your snake - wiggle it a bit a couple of inches in front of him.

So if its the first feeding your giving a new snake should you move him to a feeding bin anyway? And if he doesnt eat just keep trying every week or so? Or do you start out first in the enclosure than move to a feeding bin? Sorry I sound so ignorant but Im trying to get all the details straight in my mind BEFORE I bring anything home. :?

Start feeding in whatever you intend to continue feeding in is what I'd suggest, especially if you have a loose substrate in your enclosure. And yes, just keep trying every week or so. As Tigergenesis suggested, using tongs (or hemostats or something similar) to hold the prey and wiggle it around may help the snake to identify it as prey. If the snake doesn't strike at the wiggling dead prey, drop it in the box, close the top, and leave it alone for an hour or so to see if he'll take it. Sometimes they are reluctant to eat when they know they're being watched.

thanks marla. Only 100 questions more and Ill be ready!! :D

LOL, beaglegod. You'd set a fine example for the Boy Scouts ("Be prepared"). :)

Well...speaking of feeding. Tomorrow is hydras first feed with me. Im getting a little nervous. She will be feeding on a hoppper outside of her cage in a cardboard box. My question is how long after she feeds do I have to wait to pick her up and put her back in her cage? I don't want to stress her out enough to spit it back up.

It's not so much how long as how far, IMO. I wait until the meal is past the first third of the body before picking up, and then I make sure to do it with no sudden movements.

maybe a better idea to wear gloves?

Why? Gloves won't make the snake less likely to regurgitate.