I am a new owner of two ball pythons and I was told to take them out of there cage and feed them in a cardboard box separately. This doesn’t seem very sporting or fun for these magnificent hunters. I would like to feed them in a more natural environment so they can take there time and stalk there pray.

I was told the reason you don’t want to feed them in there cage is because you don’t want the snakes associating your hand entering the cage with being fed. I was thinking of making a mouse injection system that would inject a mouse in the bottom of the cage without me being there to avoid this association. I was also thinking of having a second cage with some plants and rocks and suck so they have room to slither around and play with there victim.

Has anyone else come up with inventive ways to feed there pythons? Anyone have any pictures or stories?

thanks