my snake eating

[nivek5225]

Awesome feeding response! I feed my ball python in his cage, but then i feed my cornsnake in a seperate container.

[seeya205]

Feedinfg in a seperate container will get you bite more so thatn feeding in the same tank. When its feeding day and you stick your hand in front of a hungry snake, you have more of a chance to get bite! It is a personal choice though!

[joshy171]

one of my balls wont come out exept on feeding day and she will litteraly crawl up my arm and wait till we go to the tub and she loves it any other day of the week she will wrap herself around her log and i cant take her out without the log another one i have wont eat in his tank he runs and hides from anything live or frozen in his tank and the other one will throw up if i dont feed her in her tank its all a mater of the snake and the sureget parent.

[chrispouliot55]

im going to stick with the separate feeding bucket for now. see how that goes in the future. if she still is good like now then ill keep doing what im doing. she gets excited to get put in the bucket she is really alert when she gets in there!

[Kaorte]

im going to stick with the separate feeding bucket for now. see how that goes in the future. if she still is good like now then ill keep doing what im doing. she gets excited to get put in the bucket she is really alert when she gets in there!

If it works for you and your snake eats consistently then there is no problem with doing it. Obviously the snake is not stressed from being moved. Some are, some aren't.

I would be careful though, you are way more likely to catch a bite when feeding in a separate enclosure. Also, be careful when moving the snake after feeding, handling your snake after being fed is not recommended. You should leave the snake be for 48 hours before messing with it.

Just be aware of the options. Feeding in the home enclosure will not make your snake "associate your hand with food" as long as you go in the cage one other time per week to do cage maintenance (which you should be doing anyway).

So, neither way is wrong but in my opinion, feeding outside the enclosure is more work and more risky.