New baby BP / First time snake owner question

[h20hunter]

For the OP....

I get where you are coming from. We are new bp owners and were feeding in tub. My thoughts originally were about cage aggression. After enough reading and talking with an experienced herp owner I understand that cage aggresion, when it comes to bp, is a non issue. Also, tub feeding allowed my son, the primary owner of the snake, to be the one responsible for the feeding process. After listening to advice from a well respected member of this forum we went ahead and fed in the enclosure. She ate fine, was not tempted to strike me since I wasn't moving her from a tub to her tank, and didn't get one single piece of substrate with the rat. The process of the swallowing actually kept the rat clean as a whistle. As many have said, snakes have survived and thrived for millions of years eating rodents. They are perfectly designed to do so. For us, all I need to do is offer my son a chair so he can reach her with the tongs for feeding, I don't have to worry about the tub, it is less stress on the snake, and decreases the odds of getting bit because of a SFE (stupid feeding error). So far I have been far more concered about he feeding process than the snake.

So, overall, don't stress it. Your bp will be fine. Relax and enjoy the ride. Lots of great advice on this forum....just keep reading and learning.