Do you feed in tank?

[snakesRkewl]

yeah just what I want to do, grab a ravenous 3000+ gram female ball python and take her out of her tub to feed her

[PitOnTheProwl]

yeah just what I want to do, grab a ravenous 3000+ gram female ball python and take her out of her tub to feed her

Dont be skeared

[PitOnTheProwl]

I have done both and it really doesnt seem to make a difference either way.

[WarriorPrincess90]

I feed all of my snakes in separate tubs. In the case of my female ball, that happens to be the bath tub because it's the only thing big enough that she doesn't have time to launch out at me before I can drop the rat. Lol. She nailed me when I tried to feed her in her enclosure. If I keep the food in another room, wash my hands and reach in to pick her up, no problems. She's totally mellow. I lay her in the bath tub and she waits patiently most of the time. It was a huge switch in her personality and behavior after I started feeding her there.

My male wouldn't eat in his enclosure. Stick him in his "feeding tub" and he's a beast.

My Dum knows when feeding day is. She calmly let me pick her up and put her in her feedin tub, then waits calmly for me to give her the rat pup. No problems there either. Come to think of it, if I take her out to hold her, she's flighty. Take her out to feed her, totally mellow.

They are all so different. Lol. It just really depends on what works best for you and your snakes.

[Crazy4Herps]

If you're dealing with picky eaters (many ball pythons ), they will rarely take food out of the tank. And I have never had a problem with cage aggression (associating your hands with food) with a ball python. Ever.

On the other hand, incredibly aggressive feeders (my boas ) don't care where they are or where they usually eat, if they smell food they're going to go nuts. Good luck trying to pick up a boa that smells food.


The way I see it, feeding in a separate tub makes no sense. Hook training is an easier solution to cage aggression, though with ball pythons it's rarely necessary. But if feeding in a separate tub works for you, whatever.

[Vypyrz]

On the other hand, incredibly aggressive feeders (my boas ) don't care where they are or where they usually eat, if they smell food they're going to go nuts. Good luck trying to pick up a boa that smells food.

You got that right...

I'm actually thinking about putting handles on the doors of my PVC cages so that I can open and close them with the hook during feeding. Especially after the other night when the Maddy struck as soon as I opened the door and got me on the stomach. I didn't even have a chance to get the rat into the cage. Fortunately I was wearing a sweatshirt.