I feed all mine in their enclosures. Gtp and boas get p/k off tongs, balls get live. Yeah, who wants to move a hungry snake to feed, thats a great way to get bit. My boas and gtp KNOW when feed day is. I would never feed without tongs. Ha, couldn't even imagine it with the boas and gtp. With the gtp and one boa, you better know where they are before you even open the enclosure/tub on feed day, cuz they're coming out for their food. Let alone try to take them out and move them for feeding...:p. Not a single ball of mine is tub aggressive. Moving them just stresses them out unnecessarily.