Quote Originally Posted by van_garret2000 View Post
And you should always feed your BP Frozen thawed, not live. It is just safer for the snake. It gives zero chance for the prey to harm the snake. Feed live and you could go years without it harming your snake but there is going to be a chance EVERYTIME you feed him that he could get hurt or bit. Body injuries could heal after shedding(but not always), and eye injuries could be very harmful and never heal. A dead prey can never scratch or bite you snake. Why take that chance if you don't have too? Sometimes a snake could refuse to eat unless its live prey but you could and also should ween him off that very easily.
Not on topic but I agree 100%.



Back on topic... I do agree that there are pros to feeding in a separate tank, however I personally found that my snake would not feed consistently until I fed her in her tank. I guess I am fortunate to have such a well behaved animal that does not mistake me for food. I think the fact that she never sees my hand does help. I dangle the thawed out prey by the tail with a pair of hemostats right in front of a reptile basics hide door so all she sees is the zombie dancing mouse.