who feeds in separate containers??

[cowbully]

Just wondering what the ratio is between people who feed their snakes in their cages versus people who feed theirs in separate cages/ containers

[Sky1982]

I feed in their cages with no problems.


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[Rob]

I have one who refuses to eat in her tub, but other then that I don't see any reason not to feed in their tubs.

[kitedemon]

I don't, and of the three breeders in my area they all feed in the enclosure the live in, all told that is about 400 snakes. I have a WC girl ( rescue) whom is so timid will not eat if she see me during offering. If I touched her she would never eat for a few days or more.

My point is not all snakes are pragmatic enough to tolerate handling before feeding and still feed. The best chance I have of a bite is during before or after feeding. Moving my most aggressive feeder on feeding day would be almost a sure way to get bit. Generally the thought of cage aggression is believed to be a myth. I am not saying there are no other reasons for separate tub feeding but not all snakes will feed after being moved.

[rabernet]

I don't feed in a separate enclosure. There's zero benefit to doing so for me.

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[Slim]

I feed in the tub, and always have. I've never had an issue with cage aggression.

New owners think they need to feed in a separate tub so the snake doesn't start to associate their hand with feeding time. For some reason, the fear of getting bitten makes new owners think this is a logical thing to do. Here's my break down of that thought process:

1) You stick your hand in the enclosure to handle the snake for husbandry and such, right?...you stick your hand in the enclosure to move the snake to a feeding tub, right? How is the snake ever supposed to know the difference? If the snake is going to make associations, wouldn't it be with being picked up? Things that make you go hmmm...

2) Let's say you move your snake to a feeding tub and successfully feed him. Now you have to move a snake that's in feeding mode back to its regular enclosure. Tell me again how you don't want to have a snake associate your hand with feeding time

3) If you use long tongs or hemostats to introduce the prey (which is recommended) how can they associate food with your hand?

4) The two things that trigger the feeding response are scent and heat. So, don't smell like a rat, and you won't trigger a feeding strike.

[rebelrachel13]

I always feed in the same enclosure. My snakes are as docile and healthy as can be.

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[ballpythonluvr]

I do not and will not feed in a separate container because on feeding day all of my snakes are ready to srtike at anything that comes near their tubs so I would surely be bitten.

[spasticbeast]

I feed in a separate container. I only have one snake, and would rather clean the blood or feces from the prey item out of my rubbermaid feeding tub, than out of the enclosure my snake calls home.

[Bill T]

I feed in the tub and havent ever had an issue other than a little blood or poo that can be spot cleaned later. If i moved my females on feeding day not only would it take alot longer to get everyone fed i would get bitten several times. If u only have 1 snake like spasticbeast it might be ok. But it all rests on the owner and what works best for your individual snake.