Of course, I don't have a bp yet...but I can speak of my experience with Caesar. I was "taught" to feed him outside his cage, so he gets fed in a sterilite box. We've never had any problems doing this...until the temps dropped in the winter and the unheated box got too chilly to spend even a few minutes in. That's when Caesar decided to fast. During his 3month fast, I tried feeding him in his tank (with a paper towel over the substrate) and it never really worked. Now he's back to eating in his sterilite because that's what he's used to.

All that being said...I too, do not buy into the Pavlovian theory for the reasons Tigergenisis and Godfather stated. When I get my bp later this summer, I will probably feed him in his cage and not mess with the whole feed box issue.

One upside to feeding in a separate container though...is if the rodent pops...the outside container is a lot easier to clean up!

On the issue of feeding giant boids (since Godfather brought it up)....I would never, ever feed a giant snake outside of its container. Can you imagine trying to get a 16' python back into its enclosure while it may still be in feeding mode? Or in danger of regurging because you can't exactly gently scoop it up in the palms of your hands to return to its home!

Just my wordy two cents on the matter. I won't answer your poll because I feed Caesar outside, but will probably feed any future snake in its home.