Feeding Location Question

[Lady]

Hi everyone,

I know I am suppose to feed my baby python in a separate bin/tank, but I have some questions:
What should my bin/ tank look like?
What should it include?
How can I make it so he is safe from and can easily catch live mice?

What does yours look like?

Thank you,
~ Lady

[BFE Pets]

feeding in a seperate location is not necessary! It is a myth that they will get cage aggressive! only thing feeding in a seperate tub will do is cause undue stress to the animal and yourself. It also increases your chances of getting bitten by handling it while it is in feeding mode. possible chance of regurge from handling immediately after eating. can also cause it to quit eating because it is stressed. please dont waste your time setting up a seperate feeding tub. it is not worth the headaches. i've been down that path before i learned better.

[The Serpent Merchant]

There is absolutely no reason to feed a BP in a separate container, your best bet at a successful feeding is to feed your snake right in his/her cage.

BP's wont get aggressive or mistake you for food if you feed them in their cage, it is a myth that they do.

Feeding a snake in a separate container will actually increase your chances of getting bit.

You need to watch live rodents when feeding them to a snake, unattended a rodent can do you serious damage to a snake.

[youbeyouibei]

I feed all of my animals in their tubs and don't use (and never have used) a separate feeding tub or enclosure. If you choose to use a separate tub, make it secure so the feeder can't escape and large enough that your snake can move around/isn't cramped. Otherwise, I'd stick with feeding your animal in their normal enclosure rather than stress them out by moving them back and forth between their housing and a separate feeding tub.

[Lady]

Hi again everyone,

@ H.o.F.R.:
I'm glad to know because as a college student I was worried about having to get him another whole set up hahaha.
Now that I think about it, it does make sense that I would cause him to throw up if I tried to move him after he eats.
Thanks for the stress relieving advice

@The Serpent Merchant:
I didn't know it would increase his biting!
Ouch
How can I know if the rodent is hurting him? Or will it be obvious?

@youbeyouibei
Good plan

Thank you so much guys!,
~ Lady

[KMG]

Have you tried feeding frozen mice? That's the safest way.

[The Serpent Merchant]

@The Serpent Merchant:
I didn't know it would increase his biting!
Ouch
How can I know if the rodent is hurting him? Or will it be obvious?

Well if you think about it you have to move a hungry snake to the feeding bin, then a snake that just ate (and probably is still in feeding mode) back to his/her cage. That that gives the snake 2 golden opportunities to bite you. Luckily the bite from a BP really isn't that bad, think bee sting.

The danger comes when the snake doesn't eat the rodent, and the rodent gets hungry, or feels threatened. The rodent can bite/scratch the snake, and if left long enough this can happen: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ghlight=lesson

If the snake has struck the rodent, it can still bite/scratch the snake. Always make sure that you know where the rodents teeth are and have something like a pencil or chopstick on hand to keep the rodent from biting the snake.

As has been previously mentioned, feeding your snake pre-killed or frozen thawed rodents is much safer.

[Lady]

Have you tried feeding frozen mice? That's the safest way.

I have just gotten my snake so I have not experienced a feeding with him yet.
I have 3 live mice for him to eat.

(He had a previous owner for a little bit of time and she bought them and then gave them to me when I took him)

[Lady]

Well if you think about it you have to move a hungry snake to the feeding bin, then a snake that just ate (and probably is still in feeding mode) back to his/her cage. That that gives the snake 2 golden opportunities to bite you. Luckily the bite from a BP really isn't that bad, think bee sting.

The danger comes when the snake doesn't eat the rodent, and the rodent gets hungry, or feels threatened. The rodent can bite/scratch the snake, and if left long enough this can happen: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ghlight=lesson

If the snake has struck the rodent, it can still bite/scratch the snake. Always make sure that you know where the rodents teeth are and have something like a pencil or chopstick on hand to keep the rodent from biting the snake.

As has been previously mentioned, feeding your snake pre-killed or frozen thawed rodents is much safer.

You are correct.
It does make perfect sense.
That poor snake though!!
I will indeed be watching him very closely.
Thanks for the pencil/ chopstick tip