Maybe I will still give it a shot, at least for the pythons. The boas, they don't seem to have any issues hitting with precision, even without any warming, but the pythons... they definitely seem to rely on the scent + heat pits primarily. It can get downright scary with an adult retic taking swipes when he's hungry, and the only bites I've ever taken from one of my pets in all these years was from my carpet shooting for my hand instead of the not-premium temp food on the end of the tongs. Oops!