It will all depend on your snake. With my small colony of 17 - I find that they feed better if they are hunting from the safety of their hides. Those that are most active and out and about tend to be shyer and more reluctant about eating than those that had prey introduced when they were already in their hides. My feelings are that when they are not in their hides, they feel more exposed and vulnerable to the prey and not as safe to ambush it.


Again, that's just my limited experience and observations with my own small colony.