Feed in cage or separate cage?

[DJ_Bizarre]

I always feed my big boy in a seperate enclosure(he is my first snake), but since I got a rack with 10 babies in it, I think I am going to start feeding in their tubs and in my big guys tank, I feel like it is a lot less stressful and a lot more convenient. Also, many people are right, ball pythons are pretty harmless, I'm pretty sure they will all be fine with me picking them up and knowing when its feeding time.

[jfreels]

I feed in a seperate bin which started out because I had read that feeding in the viv could cause the snake to think you're going to feed it every time you open the viv. I now know better. It gives me a front row view though. My boa will be to big for my current tub, so I may just start feeding her in the viv....she takes forever anyway. I do have loose substrate in the vivs though, but I could use a plate or something to put the thawed mouse/rat on.

I do believe my boa knows it's feeding time though when I put her in that tub. She'll get "comfortable" then prop her head up on the side of the tub where I'm sitting and wait for the rat. My ball acts completely different.

[wendhend]

I like the idea of feeding in a separate enclosure in theory.... and it always works great for my corn snakes.... but in reality I have found that many ball pythons are shy feeders and just eat more reliably if you feed them in their cage. My most reliable eaters do eat in separate enclosures, though, and my huge female actually eats her food in the shower, which makes clean-up really easy.

[Reptis]

Same. In the habitat

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I feed in the cage. Too many to take them all out for feeding. With the right bedding or newspaper you should never have problems.

[shining apprentice]

The spider i always take out let him gobble his food down then move him back in. The normal i feed in her tank because thats what the previous owner did and she seems to be used to it. My pastel i have been trying to feed out of the tank but she only ate once for me since novemeber, well yesterday i got frustrated and figured id put it in her cage while i kept a close eye... it took a couple minutes but she finally ate so ill be doing that method for her.

[BiggBaddWolf]

I feed in the same cage, but that is just a personal preference!!

[Rorschach]

Feed in tubs and tanks. I found that when taking the snakes out and putting them into a separate container they seem to be more or less wondering what's going on versus trying to eat and more often than not were refusing meals.

[chessfighter]

I also feed in cage/tub. There's also an episode of Snakebitetv on the subject.

[moravaguy]

i voted in cage becasue thats what i have done for 15+ years and i have NEVER had a problem. see ya