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Don't worry about it. As long as you routinely take him/her out than there will never be a problem. I think transitioning them from "rubbermaid" to cage is a worse stressor than feeding them in cage. I've never been bit and I feed 8 snakes in their home and others here feed 10x or more that in cage. I am willing to believe that this out of cage feeding causes more problems than in cage feeding.

I don't like the aesthetics of rubbermaid enclosures. I know I wouldn't want to live in a tub. Even if I were to feed in a seperate enclosure, how long would I have to wait before putting the snake back into his regular home? Certainly moving a snake that's recently fed isn't a good idea.

Just put a towel over most of the tank lid or use seran wrap. Tanks are still preferred by some and that is ok, not the best but still ok. You just have to improvise a little.

I think I'll buy some glass to cover 3/4 of the screen-lid, and I'll keep my eyes open for a lid that's mostly solid. Probably have to have something made custom for this...

The glass of water is a little extreme, but if it is REALLY dry in there than should be ok but I would make sure it's not sopping wet and that I stirred the cypress daily.

Again, I must not have been very clear - I didn't flood the tank or any areas of the tank with water, I just poured some water in and stirred it up a bit to make it moist, not soaking. There's already a large water-bowl for the snake to bask in if he needs it. Like I said before, I'm already addressing the humidity issue

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