Quote Originally Posted by missi182 View Post
Yes. 100%. Ball pythons hunt in the wild from their natural hiding places, often waiting days for a rodent to scurry by. At that point they strike and are able to eat near or in the security of their 'home'. Ball pythons are finicky eaters as it is, and while I am sure many will eat just fine out of their enclosure, there is really no need for it with exception to owner benefit (what ever reason that may be)
1 thing I would like to say is our snakes live in captivity for generations, not in the wild. They would most likely just die in the wild… so its really irrelevant in a way in domestic snakes. So if they are used to the feeding container method from an early age they most likely won’t be stressed from getting handled on feeding day, and if they are, at least you can expect the bite on feeding day. But with other method if you snake snaps you for any reason it can happen any day of the week. And there is a difference between handling and just transfer him.