Since I have mostly boas, my BP and Carpet Python are hook trained by default. I also use them to open the enclosures of both of my Acrantophises for feeding, since they have enthusiastic feeding responses and fairly long strike ranges. While most BP's do not require hooks due to their docile nature, my opinion is, it is their docile nature that make them great snakes to practice hooking on. There is definitely a technique to it that has to be learned.

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