Feeding in a seperate tank

I have a separate tank in which to feed my BP. I don't want to handle him before or after, though. Should I just put him in the feeding tank and leave him for a few hours before trying? Maybe put him in at the same time that I put the mouse out to thaw? What about getting him back into his home tank? How do you do it?

My boys handles their bp and then puts him in the feeding tank. After the mouse is about midway down we carry the whole tank to his home and gently place him in his tank. We have not had problems at all.

If you're concerned about it just keep him in his own tank when you feed. I know there are a wide variety of reasons people use a seperate tub but if you don't move him you won't have this problem. Plus, from what I've read on here, you run the risk of regurdge.

hey jedi, is your smilie lettin one go? :rofl: very cute...

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Originally Posted by blueberrypancakes

hey jedi, is your smilie lettin one go? :rofl: very cute...

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hahahaha...yep.

Personally, I feed my BP in a seperate tub. The way I do it is on feeding night, I will open his enclosure door, put his feeding tub in front of it and he will crawl out and into the tub on his own. I then take him and the tub into the bathroom where I feed him ( My wife does not want to see it.) Then once I am done filming him eat and he has completely swallowed the rat/rats and re-adjusted his jaw he will raise his head up to the top of the tub, so I put the lid back on it and take him back into the room where his enclosure is. I then open his enclosure door, place the tub in front of it, remove the lid, tilt it on a 45degree angle and he will crawl back out and into his enclosure on his own. So I do not need to handle him at all for the process, it has taken me a couple months to get him into this routine. I don't feed him in his enclosure because of substrate, swimming pool, water bowl, hides, fountain and other decorations.
I used to just reach in and get hime, put him in the feeding tub then once it was over I would pick him back up and place him in his enclosure, but I did not like doing this because I felt bad picking him up after he ate, so that is why I do it the way I do now.
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so i feed in a separate cage/tank typically only for the really aggressive snakes i have owned but it is a good habit to get into if you can. I would say place the snake that is to be feed in the feeding tank about 5-10 min before you present them the food. Also it helps if there is a way to make it a very habit/patterned type even. example i used a large rubbermaid with snap on lid tub that WAS NOT see through. I would open the lid and present the food. and never close it after that. this way opening of the feed tub was a trigger(pattern and routine) of when food was coming not when the lid of the housing tank/tub was opened.

once they are done eating you can simply place them back just be careful of where the food is in their body and support them correctly. I did this with the Burm I had because the feed response was crazy and I was tired of it constantly trying to eat me every time i opened the lid to the housing pen. It will take them a bit to adjust and understand the routine but worth it if you they are tough to handle because of feed response.

Personally, I have never seen a reason to feed is a separate area. The idea that a snake can associate opening their enclosure to food is a myth.

The only reason to do that separetely I can think of is if you house multiple snakes in one enclosure, but that is something only true experts should even attempt.

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

Personally, I have never seen a reason to feed is a separate area. The idea that a snake can associate opening their enclosure to food is a myth.

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I would strongly disagree. I can see where in most cases it isnt needed; however if you believe they get use to being handled, why couldnt they get use to a pattern and routine for eating? These are creatures of very basic patterns and routines, and that is something you can get them adjusted to in most cases if there is a need.

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Originally Posted by tcutting

I would strongly disagree. I can see where in most cases it isnt needed; however if you believe they get use to being handled, why couldnt they get use to a pattern and routine for eating? These are creatures of very basic patterns and routines, and that is something you can get them adjusted to in most cases if there is a need.

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Well, one example is I handle way more often then I feed, I feed on a certain day and don't handle at all, and when I do handle I use hand sanitizer before I handle but not at all when I am feeding. So I guess they get used to that pattern.