feeding

[rumanic]

why when you feed your ball python should you put him in another container? wouldnt it be hard to get him back out for fear of regurdgitation? ive been feeding mine in her tank and she seems to know the differance between my hand and a mouse? If this is bad let me know im kinda confused. Heres a pic of her.


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[Nate]

I feed all of mine in their container.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I have 22 snakes and all are fed in their enclosure and I never been mistaken for food

[Argentra]

It's really a matter of personal preference, number of snakes, and amount of decor in the enclosure. I feed my girl in a separate box because I never want her to have a reason to think my hand would be a meal when she's full grown, and her home tank decor gets in the way anyway since she eats live. I tried feeding her in tank and it scared her silly since the mouse was grabbing for everything it could (I keep the mouse on tongs by the tail for better control). Even when I released the thing, she hid from it. Only when I moved her (after removing the mouse and washing up of course) to her 'cafe' did she relax and sure enough she grabbed that self same mouse when I dangled it in.

Naturally, people with lots of snakes to feed aren't going to take them all out, that would take too long. So for them feeding in the enclosure is much easier.
As for regurge...there's not really any danger as long as you make sure the food item is totally swallowed, you pick them up carefully supporting the now largest part of the body, and you place them gently back in their home right away. I just finished feeding Nagini, in blue, with no problems. She just slithered into her hide like always.

[joepythons]

I feed all of mine in their container.

Thats because if they escape you cant catch them .Oh darn i forgot your a mod now .Still able to give you a ribbing every now and then though

[mischevious21]

I feed mine all in a seperate boxes, they seem to like it because as soon as they see the box they know it's 'time' lol

[rumanic]

D&D, SCA, Harry Potter, pet reptiles... I'm just an all around gamer girl geek!

thankyou all for the information on feeding i see it boils down to personal prefrence.

argentra do you mean sca as in midevil reinactment?

[andwhy6]

balls are very chill snakes too so you dont have much to worry about either way. other types if snakes... especially larger ones.. you might consider hook training. you still feed the snake in its tank but when you feed you dont touch it on its head with a hook... just drop the food in... when you want to handle your snake. you let it know by applying the hook toward the back side of its head. just a kind on warning that your going in its tank.

[juddb]

I feed mine all in a seperate boxes, they seem to like it because as soon as they see the box they know it's 'time' lol

I dont think they can actually see the box. All they see is you going in and picking them up. I still dont understand the concept of feeding a snake outside of its enclosure...... But im fighting an uphill battle i guess

[Dr_Gonz0]

why when you feed your ball python should you put him in another container? wouldnt it be hard to get him back out for fear of regurdgitation? ive been feeding mine in her tank and she seems to know the differance between my hand and a mouse? If this is bad let me know im kinda confused. Heres a pic of her.


http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...Picture001.jpg

If you want to feed them in their enclosure and don't want to worry about a feeding response bite, here is a little trick you can try.

Pull your ball out for handling, and while it is out, place the prey in it's enclosure. Once the prey has been put in, then return your BP to it's enclosure, and it will never associate the bin opening with food time.

Robin