I fed Tanveer in a seperate cage when I first got him in May because that is what the previous owner had done. Him being my first reptile and BP I didn't know any better However, after only a couple successful feedings he went on a 4-1/2 month fast. I tried everything possible to get him to eat except trying to feed him in his enclosure.

Once I sucked it up and tried feeding him in his own enclosure I decided that I will never go back to the seperate bin!!!!!

First off when I used to use a seperate bin he would ignore the F/T rat for atleast 20 minutes or so before acting slightly interested. Only once did I ever get a good feed response where he struck within seconds. SecondlyI believe that the stress of moving him to new surroundings once a week (even though it was the same food bin) was just too much for him and he felt pretty insecure.

He now has had 4 very successful feedings since coming off of his fast and me feeding him in his viv!!! He strikes quickly and I believe prefers being able to be in his hide when he strikes and eats because he always retreats back into it

I was your classic case of being freaked out that he wouldn't be able to tell the difference between when I was going to feed him, handle him, clean etc..That he would become cage aggressive etc.. However, I am happy to report that he is still the same goofy guy he has always bin and has not acted aggressive once towards me. I even was in his viv adjusting the probes 15 minutes before I was going to feed him this week. He slithered out of his hide, noticed I was being rather boring ( ) and turned right back around into his hide again until I brought his dinner LOL.