Quote Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany View Post
You do not have to feed him outside of the enclosure, that just adds on to stress and raises the chance of the snake refusing the meal. I would suggest to keep feeding him in his enclosure so he is less stressed on feeding days, and don't feel any worry that he will become impacted. You can even place a paper towel down and have him eat on the paper towel if that makes you feel more comfortable.
Currently, he refuses to touch frozen/thawed mice, so I am worried about feeding him live in his cage, or having to keep nudging the mouse in the right direction if I were to just lay something down over the substrate.. the first time, I couldn't keep the mouse in the tongs. I have been hoping to slowly get him into eating off tongs before I can switch to f/t... I don't know how much I should worry about a feeding reaction in his home, and he reacts really nicely when I scent the feeding tank with a mouse in a cricket box.