Feeding, live and learn

[rabernet]

I do agree in feeding in the enclosure only when your snake refuses to eat. Otherwise, make a small setup for him to feed him in. This will prevent a lot of the "feed me seamor." Sounds like you almost got tagged.

He would have had the same response if he'd had the animal in a separate feeding tub and had the mouse pre-scenting on top of it - not sure that's a strong argument for feeding in a different enclosure.

I feed 50 snakes in their enclosures. I've NEVER been mistaken for food, and I don't handle any one animal more than a few times a week for routine cage maintenance.