while i agree with the others that it sounds like a problem of not handeling and associating anything entering the cage with food i do not however agree on the solutions as much. while i used to feed in a seperate container with smaller snakes it has become evident that especially with larger snakes it is not such a good idea. i have found that with feeding outside the cage there is more chance for getting bit. the reason for this is because once in the feeding container there is a feeding response, and after eating it is difficult to get the snake back into the cage without dealing with the feeding response and with larger snakes this can be a challenge. the way i see it if you are preforming regular mantinence in the cage as well as regular handeling sessions, it is only a very small percentage of the time that food will be going in the cage. this is not enough to cause a feeding response associated with cage opening. in addition it seems that you have a cage which opens from the top and in my experience some snakes tend to get defensive when approached from above as opposed to from a side opening cage. i think a snake hook would be a good investment as it comes in handy many times. but untill then if your snake is still small you could use alternative things such as a coat hanger which does not have any pointed or sharp edges. good luck and deffiantely hadel and interact with it much more then just feeding.

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• Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - buffysmom, Thu Apr 28 23:55:01 2005
• RE: Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - graciascott, Fri Apr 29 00:04:42 2005
• RE: Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - callmedaddie, Fri Apr 29 00:20:07 2005
• RE: Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - callmedaddie, Fri Apr 29 00:15:49 2005
• Thank you all... - buffysmom, Fri Apr 29 00:30:20 2005
• RE: Thank you all... - callmedaddie, Fri Apr 29 12:08:49 2005
• RE: Snake hook - graciascott, Fri Apr 29 17:12:26 2005
• RE: Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - cnb2, Fri Apr 29 12:44:55 2005
• RE: Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - jayf, Fri Apr 29 13:48:53 2005
• RE: Hungry guy, striking at me, please advise - callmedaddie, Fri Apr 29 15:06:31 2005
• and... - callmedaddie, Fri Apr 29 15:10:46 2005
• RE: and... - jayf, Fri Apr 29 17:50:41 2005
• RE: and... - jayf, Fri Apr 29 18:16:51 2005
• OK, now, back to the original snake... - buffysmom, Fri Apr 29 18:34:21 2005
• RE: OK, now, back to the original snake... - callmedaddie, Fri Apr 29 20:06:51 2005
• RE: OK, now, back to the original snake... - buffysmom, Fri Apr 29 22:30:58 2005
• RE: OK,... - graciascott, Fri Apr 29 23:40:17 2005
• Leave the dead rat/mouse in the cage overnight - DAMIAN5000, Sat Apr 30 17:30:12 2005
• What he said-ditto.... - dmac, Sat Apr 30 18:36:50 2005
• RE: What he said-ditto.... - buffysmom, Sat Apr 30 19:27:20 2005
• Yeah, sometimes they stare at it for hours.... - dmac, Sun May 1 14:47:01 2005
• RE: Yeah, sometimes they stare at it for hours.... - buffysmom, Sun May 1 22:19:17 2005