First: GLOVES. Put on a pair of gardening gloves before you open the tubs.

Second: If they're driving you bonkers, start feeding every other week. That's fair. If they're hungry, they'll eat. Otherwise, they'll make you crazzzzzzy.


...I'm out of town, so my poor husband had to feed my snakes. Most of the adults didn't eat---it seemed like they were confused about eating in the tubs, rather than being moved from the tank to a cardboard box. And Winston, my tiny pied male, who has to do the heavy lifting next fall, kept acting like he was interested in both mice and rats, but wouldn't touch either. Finally my husband gave up and went to put Winston back in his tank: and Winston BIT HIM.

I'm going to have to offer my husband hazard pay!