Quote Originally Posted by elra
its a good idea to feed your bp in a seperate container for the sole reason that it may develop cage aggression. if you feed it in its tank then it will associate you reaching into the cage with feeding, and may strike at you when you try to handle it.
Personally, I don't believe this to be true at all. I've fed all of my ball pythons in their enclosures for the 25 years I've been keeping them and have never seen anything remotely close to "cage aggression". As long as you take your ball python out of the cage on a regular basis for handling and cage cleaning, it will definitely learn the difference between feeding day and and regular handling.

That's my experience for whatever it's worth.

-adam