"I didn't want to talk with her about it because she seemed pretty closed minded and it would only frustrate me."



Hi Adam!

I know exactly what you mean. I know someone that has worked at a pet shop for the last few years that's just about the same way. The person I know is a good person but is flat out wrong on this issue.



The issue is deeper than a personal preferrence, or one that can cause a snake to bite while in its cage. We cannot ignore the possible physical ramifications from handling a snake soon after it has eaten. If fed in the cage there is no risk of regurgitation from handling the snake too soon to put it back in it's enclosure.



And when you start talking large constrictors - you had better make sure they've eaten plenty before you go grabbing 'em to put 'em back in their cage. A 12ft Burmese Python stuck in feeding mode is a force to reckon with.



I went through the last 4 - 5 pages here in the Burmese Python forum and found some previous threads discussing this issue. Here are the links to the ones I found:



forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1552022,1552022



forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1387844,1387844



This next link is to a thread in the Reticulated Python forum that is mentioned in that last thread above.

forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1367915,1367915



Later!

HH
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