Hi everyone. I do not own a ball python currently, but I will be making that purchase sometime this month. I am completely new to snakes, but I am a very passionate animal owner, and I am trying to get all of the information possible about Ball Pythons and how to care for them before I bring one into my home.

The one bit of information that I am having a hard time finding is: if you're not supposed to handle your BP after it has eaten, how are you supposed to transport it from its feeding tank back into its cage?

I've also read from a few posts online that it is better to place the thawed mouse or rat or whatever in the snake's cage and not a feeder tank. Is this recommended or should I instead go for the feeder tank?

I plan on building the python a tub enclosure. Should the feeder tank be a similar tub?

Thanks for any info you can provide!