Feeding Aging Pythons

[Hugsplox]

When I bought my snake all those years ago it seemed the prevailing consensus was to feed in a separate container. Supposedly to prevent conditioning the snake to bite when the enclosure was opened. I wasn't so worried about that aspect since I handled my snake quite a bit but I did like that it kept the mess confined to an easily cleaned bucket.

When I got my first ball python in 2008 this was the advice pet stores gave out too. Makes you wonder how many newer keepers back in the day had feeding issues because the shops were telling them to do this. Crazy to see how far the hobby has come in just 13 years!

Anyway, just wanted to say congrats on 31 years!