Quote Originally Posted by Jay Mechtly View Post
It can cause stress. Luckily, ball pythons are pretty hardy and can sometimes thrive is sub-optimal conditions.
Nothing 'sub-optimal' about it. I'm just treading thin water here in this house
Quote Originally Posted by ballpythonsrock2 View Post
I wouldn't recommend arguing with your parents but maybe you could slyly watch this video when they are around.

-------> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt0iBCWzCOE (snake bytestv 10 worst advice) If they don't let you feed in the enclosure then just make the best of the situation. A lot of people still believe that feeding in enclosure causes snakes to bite at you ( which is what is happening to you ) it's just no one told my ball python that feeding in the enclosure should cause her aggression, she never got the memo, and hasn't tried to bite me once. I think a lot of other balls didn't get the memo from what I've heard here and on snakebytestv
Hell yes lol I actually snuck meals to my rescue in his cage for a month before he started eating in his tub ^^
Quote Originally Posted by Jay Mechtly View Post
My original thought was that the snake was trying to tell you it wanted fresh food instead of frozen dinners, but then I saw it is fed in a separate container and now I think its the added stress.
LOL well she does enjoy live but hasn't had that for a long time. Can't be the stress of moving her because she's always ready to eat perhaps too small of a container
Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Misha View Post
Feeding in a separate container doesn't stress out snakes. I feed all five in seperate bin and they rarely skip a meal.
Now I would love to think that I lucked out but I doubt it.

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I'm the same. We have 3 biggn's that eat in the bathtub one by one and then the other 3 eat in Tupperware tubs