I have spoken to many people about feeding in or out of the cage. This is an ongoing debate for many individuals. On one side people feel that snakes will develop a pavlovian response during feeding. As stated before open cage-food-strike. And this is a valid case.



Then there are those that feel that the snake does not develop this because the cage is opened and closed so frequently (during cleaning, handling, feeding) that the snake does not associate one opening with another.



I feed within in the cage itself. I have done this the entire time I have kept snake, albeit it has not been as long as others but I have not had any problems. I keep Colombian boas, ball pythons, hogg island boas, and GTP. I have never been bitten during feeding, handling, or cleaning. I feed on sani-chips and it works well for me.



No matter what you decide to do, I'm sure it will be fine.



Good luck,



Steven Aguilar
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