Feeding Tongs Question

[Myrmida]

My girl Peanut Butter strikes and wraps so fast and so tight that once in a while she wraps the non locking hemostats I use and I struggle to get it out. What I do is just reach in and lightly hold her in place while I pull with a little extra force and they slide out. But if that doesn't work I would wait same as you did instead of taking a chance of hurting her. But she would eat at noon in the middle of a crowded mall I think. Nothing interrupts her meals. She has a very strong feeding response. Most times she strikes before I get it into the enclosure.

Thanks for the advice. I didn't think to hold her. She already seemed a little stressed out (my daughter was kind of dancing around, which I think was startling her a bit). She has been a very good eater to date, taking a rat each time we've offered. The breeder we bought her from was very good about helping us choose a pretty relaxed snake.