I don't think it's ever too late. Like AbosluteApril stated in the next post, that snake changed it's attitude after the stimulus changed. Don't forget that your snake may still have another 10 to 15 years or longer to live so there is no reason why it can't be tamed back down. Be patient, be persistent and interract with your animal more often than feeding cleaning time. The good thing is that you dont have very many animals that you have to work with on a consistent basis so you can pay more attention to this guy. He should turn out just fine in a few months.

If you are looking for options for feeding containers, since you don't have too much space t work with, dont try to get really fancy and set up another cage for feeding only. The feeding container is only a temporary holding container and if you are not using live feeders it becomes even simpler. You can get a larger heavy duty cardboard box. Yes he can probably squeeze out of it, but he is large enough the you will know when he's out. If you are unsure about the cardboard box, try one of the home improvement stores (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.), you might be able to find a collapsable plastic container type box, you could get a larger Rubbermaid container with a bi-fold top or you may be able to find something else that has a lid on it that will work just fine. You don't want to cram him into something that is way too small but in the same sense, he doesn't need to get his exercise looking for his food either. I'm just making this take longer than I should. Anything he will fit into comfortably will work. The advantages of the carboard box are 1) cheap, 2) easilly replaced if he messes in it, 3) when you are done, you can collapse it down and store it under a bed or somewhere in a closet out of site (won't take up any room).

Hope this helps you out. Oh, and I was all for the Ice Cream Sandwich idea.


Chris

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