Feed in cage or separate cage?

[stealthk7gsxr]

i use to feed in a separate tank due to the rats getting scared or nervous and pee'n and poo'n all over the place which is the most awful smell i have encountered. but as she has gotten older she doesnt really play those waitin games anymore... she sees the prey and its gone. so i let her eat in her place. that way when she is done she can go straight to her water bowl and back in her hide.

[Big Gunns]

This is what Big Gunns has to say. If you're worried about the "cage aggression" of your BALL PYTHON!!!!!!! You better be a female....and a very leeeetle one.

Same cage people. It's a BALL PYTHON!!!!!!!

[mainbutter]

This is what Big Gunns has to say. If you're worried about the "cage aggression" of your BALL PYTHON!!!!!!! You better be a female....and a very leeeetle one.

Same cage people. It's a BALL PYTHON!!!!!!!

Too true.

IMO, if feeding in-cage is good enough for dangerous snakes like hots and giants, it's good enough for BPs.

[PyramidPythons]

I always feed all of mine in a separate tub. I have my reasons for this and don't plan to get into it, really. Suffice to say that all of my snakes eat just fine and are doing wonderfully.

[singingtothewheat]

I too, used to take my pythons out of the normal cage and used a sterilite to feed but if you have more than a couple ball pythons this starts to get really old really quick. Trying to clean the container between each snake, or have 6 other containers out to feed is just way to much of a hassle. I do also notice several of my more skittish babies eating a lot better without the added stress of being moved and it does not seem to have changed the aggression in any way.

[mpkeelee]

i feed in a cardboard box cuz i had a scare with loose bedding one time and dont want it to happen again.

[bamf64]

When I first started feeding live (tried frozen for a while and they just didnt eat as steadily) I moved them to a different enclosure.

But I soon realized it was just less stressful on the snake and easier on me to feed in their regular enclosure. So its a win win situation all the way around for me

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[Flawless]

i feed in a separate enclosure, not because of "cage aggression" or anything but because i have loose bedding and it gives me a chance to easily clean out his enclosure... The second i put him in the feeding container he gets into the strike position, he knows whats up

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[cgator]

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Originally Posted by lps2
i feed in a separate enclosure, not because of "cage aggression" or anything but because i have loose bedding and it gives me a chance to easily clean out his enclosure... The second i put him in the feeding container he gets into the strike position, he knows whats up


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[illini4x4]

I feed my Ball in his enclosure and my BCI and Cali king in separate containers. The King will eventually start eating in its enclosure once it gets a little bigger. The BCI will always eat in a separate container.