Feeding in a separate tank?

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Ok... cleaning up after your snake(s) is a big part of owning and caring for them. What substrate you use can reflect how much time you have to do said cleaning.
Those who use wood chips or aspen USUALLY do so because those are absorbent, soft, and easy to spot clean allowing the full clean out to be done only once a week or even every two weeks.

Contrarily, those who use paper towels or newsprint do so for the ease of clean up and because it's cheaper. It takes mere minutes to remove the snake and dish, crumple up the paper, give the enclosure a quick wipe down, and replace clean paper, snake and dish. Because of this ease, big breeders often use paper and most likely DO clean the tub every time they see a mess because it's better for the snake, being in a small enclosed space, to have waste and spilled water removed ASAP.

As for the original subject of feeding in or out, I used to feed all my snakes outside the enclosure so I could clean it as they ate. But I discovered that it was easier, and less stressful on the snakes, to feed them in the enclosure and clean three days later. The only exception to this is my tiny corn female, because I don't want to chance her swallowing substrate and she loves to burrow. My snakes would eat either way, but they seem to eat BETTER (read more alert and quicker to take the prey) when I leave them at home.
Bottom line: Do whatever is best for your snake and yourself.

So as always, some conflicting opinions, but the general feeling i get is, "it doesn't matter as long as they eat" That's fine, but my question is, would the logic be any different with a small boa? I am attempting my first feeding of my first snake today. My understanding is that, in general, boas are more willing feeders than BP's, so is the advice regarding feeding in or out of the home tank any different?

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Originally Posted by dkatz4

So as always, some conflicting opinions, but the general feeling i get is, "it doesn't matter as long as they eat" That's fine, but my question is, would the logic be any different with a small boa? I am attempting my first feeding of my first snake today. My understanding is that, in general, boas are more willing feeders than BP's, so is the advice regarding feeding in or out of the home tank any different?

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The thread is pretty old (8 years) you might want to create your own in the proper section to get more views and answers.

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