Thanks you guys makes sense. Will the snakes become confused if I try feeding them in their cage? I got three in tubs and the big one in a animal plastics cage. I dunno if the plate would keep substrate off, one likes to take his meal all over the place. I think they are smelling their food. Before my accident I had them in my so called man cave, now I'm in a very small apartment, probably no where to escape the smell. Forgot how good their sense of smell is.