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Feed in or out of cage?

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  • 09-10-2012, 06:49 PM
    Mike41793
    There are no reasons NOT to feed the snakes in the tubs so thats what i do. Why spend extra time taking them out? Also i can gurantee you that getting my female cinny out of her tub and convincing her to eat in another tub is impossible... Youre welcome to try, ill have spongebob bandaids waiting for you...
  • 09-10-2012, 06:57 PM
    gruneaugen86
    I adopted my BP from a friend of a friend, who told me that she fed her BP in a separate container and that she was a bit of a picky eater (occasionally refused food). She was also only offering food to the snake once a month. I've had Onyx for about a month now, have fed her twice inside her tank and have had absolutely no problems getting her to eat. She has not shown one sign of aggression towards me, but I specifically do not handle her before feeding or for 48 hours after feeding. My experience is obviously limited, but my guess is being taken out of her tank to be fed stressed her out enough where she would occasionally refuse food. Each BP is different of course, just my thoughts on the subject.
  • 09-10-2012, 07:45 PM
    tesslyn
    Re: Feed in or out of cage?
    I have had my BP girl for over about a month now and have fed her twice. Both times I have fed her in a separate tank and both times she has eaten a mouse and then moved on to even eating her first rat within 3 minutes of dropping the meal into the tub. So far this method seems to be working for me and I have not been bitten or struck at at all. Of course if I find that she starts to be finicky with her eating then I will start feeding her in her enclosure. I think it all depends on the snake. My snake seems to be doing fine with it so far, but the next person might have a snake with a different personality. Honestly the only real benefit is the convenience and ease so if she does start show signs of stress I will not hesitate to feed her in her enclosure. But so far I have seen no signs of stress, my biggest concern is my baby. I also only have one snake and not 30 so its not time consuming for me to use this method. This is just my personal opinion.
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