confuse :(

[skyelovesyou]

should I feed my baby ball python inside cage or in seprate habitat? i have a seperate container ive just had so many diffrent answers

[Slim]

There is no real good reason to feed your snake outside of it's tank, and several very good reasons not to.

Your BP will not get cage aggressive or associate your hand with food. Both of those are myths propogated by pet store owners and the less informed.

[satomi325]

Like I mentioned in your previous thread, it is perfectly fine to feed in the cage. Cage aggression will not arise. Transporting back and forth between the enclosure and a separate container may or may not cause extra stress. Plus, it's not always a good idea to handle a full snake.

I have 9 snakes. All are fed in their own enclosures and are puppy dog tame.

[kitedemon]

You should feed in the enclosure. There is a very simple reason some (not all) will simply NEVER eat after being moved. Stressing the animal before feeding is not going to work with all snakes. Feeding in the enclosure will.

[AK907]

Inside the cage. Placing your ball in a separate container causes unneeded stress and is a common cause for balls to go off feed. A lot of pet stores will tell you that feeding in a separate tub helps with cage aggression. This kind of cage aggression is a myth. I personally have been keeping and feeding our snakes in their tubs for many years and I have zero that are food aggressive inside their cages. We have a lot of snakes too. The real issue with a lot of cage aggression is a lot of folks new to the hobby aren't approaching their snakes properly and the snakes view them as a threat. Give me a minute and I'll get you a video on handling and approaching aggressive snakes.

[interloc]

In my experience, with ball pythons you can feed them in their house with no drawbacks. If your using some kind of wood shaving bedding then be careful that he doesn't eat bits of it. I use paper towels and I still watch to make sure he doesn't eat the towels.

[angllady2]

Most people believe that if you feed your baby in it's tub or tank, it will then automatically think any time you open the tub, it is time to eat and you will get bitten. This is completely false.

Some also think if you feed in the tank, the baby will choke on substrate. This is all but impossible. Sure, the baby will swallow minute amounts from time to time, but it's nothing to worry about.

Now, I will tell you what can go wrong with moving the baby to feed it. The baby can get upset at being moved and refuse to eat.

If the baby does eat, if you aren't gentle enough when you put it back, you might cause it to regurge.

If you have to leave the feeding tub for a minute, you risk an escape.

While some people do feed in a separate enclosure, and can do so successfully, I recommend against it. To me the risks simply outweighs whatever minute benefits there might be.

Gale

[skyelovesyou]

thanks for feed back i wall be feeding in his habitat hopefull it goes well

[Lisn123]

Im new to the snake world, so not sure you can trust my answer. but i was told by the pet store to feed in a separate container, but I listened to this group, and we've only fed our snake in her tank. Based on what Ive seen with 5 feedings, there is no way I would want to reach in to move her back to her tank after eating. She seems in to much of a "heightened senses" mode, and I dont want to mess with her in that state. Plus 2 times we fed her, she didn't eat right away & just hovered over it for hours.

I agree with the others. It appears BPs can be fussy eaters as it is, why stress them more with a move.

[satomi325]

Here's a pretty lengthy thread regarding ball pythons and feeding in or out of their enclosure:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...age+aggression

It gives a pretty good idea on how many people feed snakes in their enclosures successfully.

Hope this helps