Feed Snake & Return to Primary Tank or ...

[VictoryWon4Him]

Thank you all again so much for your informative replies. It's been a great help learning form each of you. Now I'll be making some useful changes for us and our babies. I'll split the tank that I currently have and keep a lookout for a second tank so that they'll be separate for less stress and happier lives as they grow. They should be ok in a split tank for a while till they get much bigger and by that time, I'll have another tank to set up so that they can enjoy being totally separate. Peace & Blessings to you all !

[RayJ]

I use a separate container to feed and it works well.Actually,my sbake broke a four month fast when I first tried the separate container.I use a snake hook to place him back in his primary cage to avoid getting bit by a snake in feeding mode.


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[i8ursnake]

I take mine out in a plastic tub and he never has a problem all depends on preference

[MrBrute]

So how long should you wait to take him/her back out and place them back in their main enclosure after feeding?

[Rob]

Moving your snake out of its enclosure to feed is a waste time. It's one of the old myths that they will be cage aggressive. Not true, and it will only add more stress to the snake. Only reason I would do it, is if you have an extremely picky eater and your testing the waters on how to crack the code of getting them to eat. But outside of that, its completely unnecessary.

[Rob]

If you got a snake that your afraid to move maybe you shouldn't be keeping it. That's why so many snakes get released, resulting in negative press. Has nothing to do with cage aggression, next time read the whole thread. Always do what I feel is best, don't need your blessing. Hitler thought he was right too. ;-)

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There's a huge difference between kmg having an animal he can't handle (which is not the case) and being smart enough to know when not to move it. Handling a large snake after a large meal isn't the brightest of ideas for many reasons.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Regardless of the species kept (does not matter if it's a hognose or a boa) moving a snake that is in feeding mode (this may occur hours before feeding and hours after) increases the risk of being tagged.

Feeding outside the enclosure to avoid being mistaken for food or prevent aggression is a MYTH.

Now also keep in mind that with BP (not talking about any other species) moving the animal can also cause enough stress to lead to a refusal.

Now with that knowledge it's up to each owner to feed their animals based on what work for them.

[supamyk]

Seperate tank feeder here too. Feed, wait 10 min or so. Gently put her right back into her tank. No issues.

[HVani]

I guess non of my snakes go into feed mode until they are in their container.

My boa is sweet as he can be but once he's in his feeding container all bets are off. Since he's still small I just put the container in his cage so when he's done he can move along.

Like I said earlier I only feed babies in separate containers.

[Mike41793]

Husbandry has diddly over squat to do with it.

Someone is sour because his snakes try to bite him when he moves them. Would you like to talk about it, skippy?