feeding inside tub

[Killerherts]

Hey I apoligize if this has been answered did some serching could come up with a thead I got my male pastel today and I know I need to feed him live to settle in but how do I moniter the feeding in a bin type enclouser I don't wanna leave lid off but I don't want him to miss and catch a rat. Tooth ether

[JaGv]

you can feed him in his enclosure. but if you preffer to feed in a seperate tub if it's see through you can close the lid and just keep an eye on it till the rat is dead

[The Serpent Merchant]

Why don't you want to leave the lid off? you should be monitoring the entire feeding anyway.

[Gene Collins]

I feed mine outside their enclosures though after a lot of what I have seen people say on here I am thinking of trying inside. I went and bought a medium sized moving box from Home Depot for like $3. I taped the top flaps in the upward position so it makes it much taller. This way they feel more secure to eat and I can still watch from the top when they think I am not looking lol. I have to kind of peek over the sides. If they see me they don't move.

[KMG]

If it was feeding on f/t before you got it, just stick with it. I have never had a snake turn down a f/t because it was moved.

And like Serpent Merchant said you should be watching the kill while feeding live.

[elbee]

I feed all of my balls in their tubs. They tend to get too stressed when they are taken out and don't always eat. Now, by colubrids I feed in a separate tub. I would also stick with f/t if you can. So much easier.

[kitedemon]

Aaron has this smack on. Just remove the lid and settle in to wait. Personally this is one of the big down sides of live feeding it takes time I have animals that constrict for ages (20 min). If they were fed live it would take much longer for me to feed.

[Killerherts]

Well he is already on live so I don't wanna stress him out more by changing his food my tub is ouly about 7 inches tall so even if I and watching I know he could strike out if he really tries haha but ill just keep an eye on him but he just started his shed so he's not going to be. Eating I don't even think he can see witch is not helping his settleing process

[satomi325]

You shouldn't worry about stressing him out by feeding if you give him proper time to adjust to his new environment.
Leave him alone for a week before attempting to feed him. Spot clean and change water normally, but do not handle or touch him during this adjustment week.

And as for 7 inch tub side, that's is plenty tall. I've successfully fed snakes in shorter tubs. Don't worry if he tries to strike out. Just gently push him back into the tub if he's hanging out.
If you really want to put the tub lid back on, just cover part of the tub so you can still monitor the feeding.

[Annarose15]

Well he is already on live so I don't wanna stress him out more by changing his food my tub is ouly about 7 inches tall so even if I and watching I know he could strike out if he really tries haha but ill just keep an eye on him but he just started his shed so he's not going to be. Eating I don't even think he can see witch is not helping his settleing process

Why does it matter if he strikes out of the tub? Are you planning to hold a live rat in your hand while he strikes? I REALLY don't recommend that. Drop it in, wait until the rat is dead, close the lid, done. And if he's in blue, just wait until he sheds to offer him his first meal, there's no reason to rush it.