I still use tubs with lids on a shelf (cannot WAIT to get my cage stack! Gotta wait till boyfriend is back at work after surgery and I don't cover 100% of rent and bills on top of household expenses). My usual technique is to pop the lid slightly, find out where snake is, then grab lid from opposite end and use as a heat shield while I hold the rat out on 18" tongs. I LOVE the snake hook/hemostat combo idea, the cages I want are going to have sliding doors so it'll be a viable option.
I don't mind getting bit, but any BP that's bit me on feeding day will usually sulk and miss a meal. Frustrating (but gives me an excuse for a couple garbage disposal snakes of varying sizes)
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