The Feeding question: Separate Feeding Box or in Cage?

I feed mine in his enclosure; its easier that way, and I don't need to remove him from his environment in which he's already settled into, and there's no stress after he eats when I pick him up and move him elsewhere. It's really a preference of how you feel and also how your BP feels (temperament wise) when you feed them in their enclosure. There's no absolute right way to do it, so don't let people sway you from the decision you make; you know your BPs temperament best! I got into a heated argument with a lady at an exotic pet store once because she was condemning on how wrong it was to feed them in their enclosures and looked down on me as an "uneducated" BP owner. Go with how your BP (and yourself) feels!

I use aspen chip substrate, so I don`t worry about my snakes ingesting it. It is such small little particles there isn`t really any danger there. The only snake I take out is my female rough scale sand boa, and the only reason is that she just seems to eat better that way. I actually put her in a small container and put that container in her tub and close it up until she is done.

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Originally Posted by Slytherin

Go with how your BP (and yourself) feels!

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Great advice. Thanks I just wanted to whats best. Much appreciated.

Dr. Del got it right on, I use a piece of slate that I throw over the substrate and feed the rat over that, solves the problem and I can keep using my cypress mulch, and of course this means I feed in the tubs. I used to move them to seperate container, but 2 of my picky eaters forced me to feed in the tub, so now I do all of them in their tubs...