Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
Just because you feed a BP in its normal enclosure does not mean it is going to associate the enclosure with being fed. I would assume if you have a ball python as a pet you are not only going into its cage to feed it. My ball pythons are only aggressive on feeding day. I don't handle them the day of feeding or two days after. If they aren't hungry, they shouldn't be striking unless they feel threatened. If they feel threatened in their enclosure, something is probably wrong with husbandry.

I have feed in the cage and in a separate container and have never noticed a difference. My snakes do not associate opening the tub with being fed. Saying that there is an association just doesn't make sense.
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Anyway association is in no way a "myth". Just because your snakes have never bitten you (At least, that's what you're implying) That doesn't mean they're unable to associate things with feeding.