I can tell you that my JCP likes to eat arborelly, from her perch/tree. This is one of the cool behaviors and benefits of owning a JCP!
She has eaten from her water bowl before while soaking. But she prefers above.
She will also let me know if she is hungry by hanging down in an S shape staring at the ground for up to an hour at a time, just waiting for food to come walking into an ambush.
Forget the tub! Otherwise you are cheating yourself and your snake out of a cool experience.
If you read the current "Substrate" thread you will that there are many effective choices.
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