currently i only have one boa who i have been feeding this way since i rescued him over four years ago. i have never had him attempt to bit me or even show aggression towards me even once. i am not saying your are wrong as there are more then one right way to do things. i do not have twelve years of expreience but i do have eight and this is what works for me. there was a large post about this on the burmese python forum a while ago as they are even more of a danger feeding out of the cage. if that is what works for you then that is fine i am not stating that my way is better. but i feel that since my boa is used to me being in the cage for many reasons many times a week if not to hold him then to check temperatures, humidity, change water, replace hides, clean fecal matter and one once every three weeks am i in there to give him food. also i feed pre killed or frozen thawed and i just leave it in there for him. my problem with feeding out side of the cage with larger snakes is that i feel it make the snake more prone to throwing up as well as risking injury of moving the snake after eating. in addition the snake may still be hungry and still pose a threat to bite when attempting to replace the snake. if you like your method that is fine i am not here to say mine is better but i have not gotten bit by any snakes which i have fed in this manner. lastly i can understand that since i am not a breeder and dont own multiple snakes at the moment that you dont value my opinion as much but if you get a chance search in the burm forums and read the many posts on this topic. once again im not trying to fight nor am i saying my method is better then yours just that this is what makes sense and has worked well for me.

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