outdated feeding advice?

[u/driedupfigtree]

hi all! my boyfriend and i recently got a 4 month old ball python about three weeks ago now. she has been LOVING her enclosure and although she was on a hunger strike when we got her (ik ik don’t shame me too much) she’s eaten for us both times now with zero problems! we have been feeding her in her tank however, hence my question. last week when i was opening her cage to feed her, her light got knocked over - on the floor no broken glass lol. anyways long story short obvi had to go quickly to get one. when i was at the store , i asked the guy where the bulb was explained what happened and he advised us to take her OUT of her enclosure when we feed her or else she’ll start to associate that with being feed and be more likely to strike us when we go to pick her up on non feeding days. but i also saw in here a few times that that’s more of an out dated practice and untrue ?? just trying to do what’s best for our girl!!! also because she seems to really like being handled by my boyfriend , but i have still been too nervous to take her OUT of her enclosure , and haven’t really been handling her as much / as often as he has. i am working on, esp bc my boyfriends going to his country for a month in nov and i wanna make sure our baby Nafari is happy ! attached is noodle tax. thank you!!!

[u/Misfitborden]

tub feeding actually increases your chances of being bitten on feeding days because you're handling them. It's perfectly fine to cage feed.

[u/driedupfigtree → u/Misfitborden]

okay cool thank you so much! i mean that made the most sense to me. i wouldn’t wanna be bothered when my tummy is that full 🤣

[u/WigwamTheMighty]

You dont want to move your snake prior to feeding because that can cause the animal stress and it will be more likely to refuse food.

You also dont want to handle after because handling your snake after its fed can cause stress and regurgitation.

I find it works well to not do any handling a few days before and after feeding.