When I first started, I thought the same thing and I fed in a separate enclosure. My bp was prone to skipping meals and it was not working. After some advice from the lovely people here, I started feeding in the enclosures. I have much better feeding responses, and the routine is very easy. I have never had one of my bps mistake me for food. I open their enclosure's often to check for poo, do cleanings, or just to change their water. Now on feeding day, I'm not messing around with them.