Feed in cage or separate cage?

I started a few months ago to take everything out of the cage, and put newspaper on top of the aspen. Put snake on top of the aspen, then drop the rat pup in. When she's done, I just slide the snake off the aspen, put the hides, waterdish back in and leave her alone for a couple of days. Works like a charm!

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Originally Posted by bivman

I started a few months ago to take everything out of the cage, and put newspaper on top of the aspen. Put snake on top of the aspen, then drop the rat pup in. When she's done, I just slide the snake off the aspen, put the hides, waterdish back in and leave her alone for a couple of days. Works like a charm!

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try that with a 2000 gram female that is hungry ;)

Simple as this: Aggressive feeders will always try to take a chunk out of your hand no matter where you put them when they eat. Fussy eaters are less likely to take food if they're moved prior to eating.

I really don't see the point to feeding in a separate enclosure; imho, it's a complete waste of time. Hook training is a much more effective solution for cage aggression that doesn't involve so much time and effort.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

try that with a 2000 gram female that is hungry ;)

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I laughed really hard at a friend of mine who was helping me feed, one day. He opened up the bin, and my biggest female popped right out at him. He jumped back and screamed, and threw the rat at her.
She caught it. :D

Gotta be same cage for me. My BP is very secretive and she already won't strike at tongs. I have to leave it for her and make sure there's super low stress.

She is a little cage aggressive but I think thats just her still trying to adjust to a new environment.

I feed my snakes in their enclosures. I used to feed outside and that caused my snakes to go off feed.

In their tubs nevwe a problem with impaction or aggression.

I used to feed all snakes (BP and Corns) in a separate box. After the very lengthy food strike my BP went into, I started feeding her in her tank and it has worked well. I still feed the corns in a separate box only because they are smaller and I worry about them eating the substrate.

same cage, feeding response is awesome... jus dont reach in there with the scent of the mouse on your hands... wash those bad boys :D

Same tank. I just defrost the food item, by which time the boa, corn and royal all are waiting because they know its there. Open the top, they all grab and constrict. I leave the room and turn the light off and come back about 30 mins later to find them all hidden away.