Quote Originally Posted by aaschmitt View Post
well .... yeah that's what i was thinkin, that it would raise it, too far, to where they start expecting food everytime i stick my tasty hands in there wondering if there'd be an adverse affect either way, outside the worry for my fingers.
My bp's live in the same room as my rat breeder/feeder colonies. My boas and my milksnake live in another room. Can't honestly say I see any difference in feeding responses other than with specific snakes who may feed in specific ways that aren't at all related to prey being nearby or not.

The only concern with nipping at your fingers would be if you smelled like prey. It's very easy to forget, go to feed the rats and then pull a snake tub out without washing off the prey scent first....been there...done it myself LOL. I've also seen folks open a snake enclosure, see a snake coiled and looking intently at them and for some completely silly reason, feel the need to wiggle their fingers in their snakes face. Not a good plan whether or not you smell like dinner.