I feed all mine in their tubs, I use hand sanitizer before all feedings just to be sure my hands are clean. My original 3 pythons I use my hand and do the zombie dance in front of them which lasts a split second. My new rescues I use large tongs, I call them strike force by 4 for a reason for now, lol. For now they are in quarantine and are in the same enclosure and have to be separated for feeding then put back together after they are done. Obviously after a good amount of time so as not to trigger any regurge. So far so good. Best of luck to you, if you need info this indeed is the place for it.