Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
I was actually more concerned that his tank was too big, not that it didn't provide enough space.

I also breed and raise ball pythons. I've never had consistent feeds when moving a snake right before feeding. It sounds like you've made up your mind about feeding in a separate enclosure and don't want anyone to suggest feeding in the enclosure.

However, you have asked for tricks to feedings, and that would be my suggestion. Feed him in his enclosure. In addition to feeding over 20K live prey with no injuries, I've also fed over 20K feedings in their own enclosures, and I've only been mistaken for food when I've not washed after handling rodents. Otherwise, the "literature" with the ample arguments are bunk in my personal experiences.

Good luck - hope you figure it out!
I haven't made up my mind about anything....other then live vs frozen....Id love more personal info (based on your experiences) about why in the enclosure vs having a smaller plastic "Feeding" enclosure...honestly for me at least the biggest issue was the risks and issues associated (that ive read about and heard from a few other bp friends) with him getting substrate in his mouth or hitting something else in the enclosure. He has never had any other issues with eating in what i have been using as the feeding enclosure (ive only had him 3 week and so far he ate 3 times via the method ive been using). Someone else suggested just in general trying a different species of mouse or rat too...?