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    Question Feeding in tank vs. Separate feeding tank

    hi everybody! first time poster and first time BP owner here. i've been lurking awhile and was trying to find a specific thread on this topic, but couldn't find any, so i figured i should just pose the question here.

    is it better to move your BP to a different enclosure (eg a feeding tank) for feeding? or is it better to feed your BP in its tank?

    and for those curious: my BP is a 6 month old fire/vanilla girl and i fed her for the first time this sunday! moving her to a different enclosure didnt work for me, but feeding her in tank was fine. she did get some substrate in her mouth (i use a blend of coconut fiber and cypress mulch) which concerns me for future in-tank feedings. everything i've read and watched so far advised in-tank feeding, but i wanted to get some more opinions. thanks!

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    Feeding in tank vs. Separate feeding tank

    Feed in the enclosure. Zero benefit and actually far more likely to have a deleterious effect from feeding outside the enclosure. I searched “feeding tank” and got at least 6 threads on the topic at a quick glance


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    Re: Feeding in tank vs. Separate feeding tank

    Always feed in her tank / viv / enclosure..

    To avoid them eating substrate simply put down a couple of pieces of cardboard on the enclosure floor before feeding time comes around then feed OVER the top of the cardboard ..


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    Re: Feeding in tank vs. Separate feeding tank

    Quote Originally Posted by jmcrook View Post
    I searched “feeding tank” and got at least 6 threads on the topic at a quick glance
    i was searching mostly on this website, but was having trouble with the advanced search parameters. it didnt occur to me to go to google this for some reason lol.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
    To avoid them eating substrate simply put down a couple of pieces of cardboard on the enclosure floor before feeding time comes around then feed OVER the top of the cardboard ..
    i will definitely try this next time!

    thank you both for your responses!

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    Re: Feeding in tank vs. Separate feeding tank

    Quote Originally Posted by arachnidsgrip View Post
    i was searching mostly on this website, but was having trouble with the advanced search parameters. it didnt occur to me to go to google this for some reason lol.
    I was searching this website as well, not google. I did however search the forums via the Tapatalk app on my phone. Once you search the phrase you’ve entered you can then select posts/titles/members/etc to narrow things down. You’ll have to do a bit of digging here and there to get the info you’re looking for but I assure you it’s here many times over.


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    I concur. No need to move for feeding.

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    Feeding a snake in its enclosure does not cause tank aggression; that myth was debunked years ago. You are more likely to get bit while moving a snake for feeding than not.


    Keepers with small snakes or very few snakes feed in a separate enclosure because they heard or read from someone with no clue that feeding the snake in its enclosure makes it think your hand is food.


    Keepers with many snakes feed in the enclosure for convenience.


    Keepers with giant constrictor snakes feed in the enclosure so they don't end up in the emergency room.


    Keepers with venomous snakes feed in the enclosure so they don't end up in the morgue.


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    Welcome to the forum arachnidsgrip.

    Even though the big box pet stores still have feeding in a separate enclosure in their brochures, they are behind the current guidelines.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
    Mack The Knife, 2013
    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
    1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
    Esmarelda , 2014
    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

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    Re: Feeding in tank vs. Separate feeding tank

    Quote Originally Posted by Reinz View Post
    Welcome to the forum arachnidsgrip.

    Even though the big box pet stores still have feeding in a separate enclosure in their brochures, they are behind the current guidelines.
    Also, too many pet stores have multiple snakes per enclosure, so they MUST feed them separately & outside their home turf.

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    To the OP:
    I concur: feed snakes where they live- not in other containers. Some snakes are shy & refuse to eat after you handle them (just to put them elsewhere); bolder or hungrier snakes may mistake you for dinner; either coming out or going back, they're more likely to bite you when you're handling them around feeding times. Many stay pumped up (in "feed mode") for hours or even a few days.

    Feed f/t prey to snakes using tongs if you can- but if you can't (for those that do best with "drop-feeding"), just use something* for a "plate". *It can be cardboard, plastic (a large lid perhaps), ceramic, or even a real plate, just not paper or fabric (such things pick up moisture, stick to the prey, & may be accidentally swallowed along with the prey, necessitating emergency surgery to save your snake's life, since snakes cannot digest such things- they don't have the right enzymes for that).

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