New BP mom advice

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Originally Posted by BPGator

First - feeding in another enclosure is not necessary. There's people that do it for various reasons, but to prevent associating your hand with food should not be one of them. The majority of people on here feed in their enclosure. It's easier on the snake and I have no doubt it will make your first feed more successful. As long as the only time you don't stick your hand in there is to feed him, it is highly unlikely that association will be made.

Misting should be done if you're having humidity issues. He probably drinks at night while you're fast asleep.


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Honestly, feeding in the enclosure made way more sense to me in the first place because I think placing him in an unfamiliar, open environment would make him feel vulnerable=not eating. The breeder I got him from recommended separate enclosure so he wouldn't associate my hand with feeding and bite me but I don't see how this would be a thing unless I'm waving my hand in front of him before feeding. Thanks for your advice. I'm so new to this so I really appreciate the help from an expert.