is it dumb to feed on repti-bark?

[marionsclan]

Another reason that speaks for feeding in a separate area. When it is feeding time at my house they go in, feed, and within 20 minutes they are back in their own habitat. Quick, pain free and stress less.

I wouldn't even think of feeding them in anything that has stuff in it they could ingest. My Amber Corn has Aspen in her tank so she can burrow and my BP has coconut fibers to hold the moisture better for humidity. Neither of those substrates would serve well for a feeding platform. But this is what works best for me and my snakes as part of our routine.

[Ch^4]

Originally Posted by marionsclan

Another reason that speaks for feeding in a separate area. When it is feeding time at my house they go in, feed, and within 20 minutes they are back in their own habitat. Quick, pain free and stress less.

I'm sorry, but I disagree with those 3 points. I feed my non-nervous snakes in separate containers mainly due to the risks of impaction (partly for sanitary reasons). However, this is STRESSFUL for the snake. This also takes far LONGER than feeding in their enclosure. And 95% of my BITES were during removal from the separate feed box.

I feed my nervous BPs (about half of them) in their enclosure; they are typically in their hides when I open the tub. Using tongs, I hold the prey item in front of the hide opening and BAM. I then move the hide, pick up the coiled snake, put it on newspaper, and shut the tub. The snake can return to its hide under the newspaper after it finishes its meal without having to wait for me to come get it.

[marionsclan]

Originally Posted by Ch^4

I'm sorry, but I disagree with those 3 points. I feed my non-nervous snakes in separate containers mainly due to the risks of impaction (partly for sanitary reasons). However, this is STRESSFUL for the snake.

What kind of stressful behavior should I be observing?