I also prefer to feed outside of their cages/tubs - over the years I've used everything from grocery bags (brown paper) to boxes to rubbermaids. I find the rubbermaids work well and are easy to clean up afterwards. I use the blue ones (various sizes depending on the size of the snake) this way they get extra privacy if they need it and for the one that needs it completely dark to feed, I can put him in there and feed him any time of the day. I also find that they can use the extra headroom that they get in a deep tub other than in their rack tubs, some of my bigger girls raise up a good foot off the bottom while swallowing medium rats, the rats tend to go down easier that way than if they're squased into a 7 inch deep tub. On top of that I don't have to pull shavings out of their mouths while their eating or clean up rat droppings from the tubs of my live feeder hold outs. And yes even a ball can learn to associate the opening of the tank and feeding time and will strike at you. To me it just seems to make more sense. I have a bunch of good eaters and I've never had any problems with feeding or regurgitation.
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Tosha



8.10.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)

0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)

0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)

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