How do you feed a snake without it biting you?

[cassandra]

tongs. /nod

[xdeus]

tongs. /nod

Not me. I don't take chances, so this is what I use on feeding day.

[Hardwikk]

Not me. I don't take chances, so this is what I use on feeding day.

What kind of snakes do you keep? Wild-caught Retics ? Anyway, this situation doesn't matter with my Checkered Garter b/c his head is too small to get anywhere (that's why I feed him invertabrates), but I thought this could be a problem with the Hognose I'm getting in November. Basically I should put the mouse in the cage with tweezers and there's nothing else to worry about, right?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Whether it is my BP or my colubrids I feed all of them in their enclosure, I am doing maintenance in their enclosure daily and they do not associate opening their enclosure with food they do however know when feeding day is, simply because they are conditioned with a good routine of feeding the same day every week and pre-scenting the room for a minimum of 30 minutes.

I heard that one reason snake owners get bitten by their snake is because it may expect food every time the top is opened. How do you prevent this?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Not me. I don't take chances, so this is what I use on feeding day.

Seems like a good idea do they make the same for women

[xdeus]

Seems like a good idea do they make the same for women

It's the same suit. Sometimes I have to use it for women, too.