Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
Hey, I'm not trying to knock you here, but trying to help. Your "ton" of research clearly wasn't enough since you were feeding prey smaller than BPs eat out of the egg.

Between the two other members (both of whom are fantastic, knowledgeable keepers) trying to help you, and now myself, there is nearly 50 years of experience with many, many snakes of multiple species telling you a seperate feeding tub is a bad idea.

A seperate feeding tub is old school and proven counter productive over time.
1) this will increase your chance of rhe snake refusing the meal since you have to move the snake before feeding and moving = stress
2) this will increase your chance of the snake regurgitating it's prey since, now the snake has to be moved AGAIN. And moving = stress.
3) this will drastically increase your chances of being bitten since the snake will remain in feed mode after eating.

Again, not trying to knock you, but trying to help.
I'm not trying to come off defensive in my replies, however I feel slightly attracted like I'm the worst person ever for going by my research and still trying to figure it out. I understand you trying to help and I appreciate it, really, but I think getting into this hobbie also takes experience. For example, I have fed him in his enclosure and outside of this enclosure, and he doesnt seem to mind being fed outside. I hold him everyday twice a day for 15/30 mins, except a day or two after feeding. And by my experience this far with my snakes individual personality, he seemed to strike at me more for food when fed in his enclosure vs outside. Not saying this could change over time as he gets older, and by then I will adjust what I am doing. I also want to mention I do not move him back into his enclosure till after I can see his mouse has moved to about half way or more down his body, not the second he gets it down this throat, and transfering him I do my best to make it as quick and stressless as possible, litterally picking him up with a snake hook and putting him right back down in his reg enclosure. Litterally a .2 second transfer. Also, I would like to question that feeding outside his enclosure is such a bad thing, if this practice has been used for how ever long by people more experienced than anyone I'm sure there is some truth to it. If it didnt "work out" for them then, I dont see why it wouldnt work now to some degree. Otherwise why would it be so common? To me, this matter seems just as controversial as live vs prekilled/ft, its preference and individual personality of your pet. Again, I am new to this and I am still learning dispite the months of research, I am not trying to say I'm right and your wrong. I am hearing all of your advise and taking it in, but I feel it still depends on my ownership personality as well as my individual snake's personality.

Lastly I want to mention me feeding too small of prey, I was told by the place I got him at 3 months old he was eating fuzzies, asked a question about it here, attacked about the prey being too small, and upped his size. He has been on hoppers for 3 weeks now and just asked a seperate question here about wanting to up his size again. I just want to throw that out there.

Again, I am hearing all of your advise, and I appreciate it, but I still have my own experience this far with my snake. Thank you.