I always have fed my snakes in seperate containers. I have never had a problem handling them after they eat. I only handle them to put them back into their cages though. You don't have to use a different feeding container. I have done it for my snakes for the last 10 years. I guess it was a habit that I started and never broke. I get to look them over before and after each feeding. That's the main reason I started it and have done it ever since then.