Holding my BP before feeding

[Dboknight]

I'm about to feed our BP and we know we can't handle Slithers for a couple days but my daughter wants to get one more holding in before .. Is that an issue?

[Commandokev]

Shouldn't be an issue as long as your hands don't smell like food. Mistakes have been made . Make sure you don't handle your BP after feeding for about 48hrs.

[Dboknight]

Right on.. I actually knew that I just didn't know if it would make a condition of handling and feeding if she held it before the meal..;-)

[Dboknight]

Can I clean my cage before feeding? Only been about 6 days but I wanna freshen up the cypress mulch for humidity reasons..

[Commandokev]

Yeah a lot of owners handle their BP prior to feeding. I personally remove my balls from their cages and feed them in separate tubs. Mainly because I don't want the substrate to get all over the mice.

[Commandokev]

Cleaning the cage shouldn't make a difference either. The only thing you may notice is that your BP may be more aggressive than normal because he/she is hungry or expecting to be fed.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I would refrain from holding your snake on feeding day especially if you have a routine of feeding the same day each week.

On feeding day I do not mess with any animal, I won't even touch their water ball.