Feeding inside tub

[snakesRkewl]

I frequently handle my rats and then my snakes and back and forth and I don't get bit.
I take snakes draped over my shoulders into the rat room and do rat duties and handle rats and move them about and no bite, strange how that works

[twan]

I feed inside enclosure i did at first feed in seperate tub but it doesnt make very much since to me at all.

[IndySnake]

I feed my Ball Pythons and Corn in their enclosures but my Cal King in a separate tub

[jben]

I feed all of mines in their enclosures with no problems, my cinni which is my most aggresive feeder will shoot out of his tub to grab his rat but he is very calm when being handled on non-feeding days.

[BLOCK]

i also feed in the enclosures. three balls and one stp. no problems here.

[iCandiBallPythons]

If you have a decorative vivarium full of stuff like this:


... and you feed live rats, you can't feed inside the enclosure - the rat has a lot of places to hide, some inaccessible to the snake, therefore "hunting" will take a long time and you will have too many things in the way of your tongs in case you have to do some intervention (to prevent a rat bite).

Now, if you have a tub or some enclosure without tons of stuff in it, or if you feed F/T or pre-killed you can feed in the enclosure without needing to move the snake to a separate feeding tub. They will not associate opening the tub with feeding because, hopefully, you change out water/clean poop/change bedding/and all other maintenance stuff on a regular basis and not just on feeding time.

Lolo76 made a great point that moving a snake to a separate tub adds an element of stress that you can avoid by feeding in his enclosure. For us who prefer a decorative vivarium, we take on that bigger responsibility and do the best that we can.

I believe the thread title is " Feeding inside tub" unless I missed something... Of course feeding inside something like a fish tank cluttered with decorations would be a totally different scenario,

[anatess]

I believe the thread title is " Feeding inside tub" unless I missed something... Of course feeding inside something like a fish tank cluttered with decorations would be a totally different scenario,

Yes, but the replies touched on tanks and your reply said "enclosure". So, I just wanted to address that there are valid reasons for feeding outside an "enclosure". Also, if you frequent the UK forum, they got decked-out tubs there, although they don't feed live.

[iCandiBallPythons]

Yes, but the replies touched on tanks and your reply said "enclosure". So, I just wanted to address that there are valid reasons for feeding outside an "enclosure". Also, if you frequent the UK forum, they got decked-out tubs there, although they don't feed live.

Hey whatever works for you, by all means keep on keeping on