Concerns

[Cmwells90]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

The action of pulling her out could make her associate that with food too.

Never thought of it that way, I'll see how she does tomorrow (That's when I'm going to try feeding again). Hopefully she eats!

[ErikBush97]

Originally Posted by Cmwells90

Never thought of it that way, I'll see how she does tomorrow (That's when I'm going to try feeding again). Hopefully she eats!

And snakes are pretty smart. They don't have the best sight, so they rely on smell, as one of their main ways of sensing things/getting a feel for their environment. So they should be smart enough to tell the difference between owner & food. Unless you smell like a rodent for some reason. Plus, snakes are stressed easily. Moving a snake every week - every two weeks, feeding it, moving it back, is probably pretty stressful. Also, you're not really supposed to handle them for a couple days after feeding. If you feed them in a separate enclosure, you've got to move them back after feeding, right? There's a lot of reasons not to feed in a separate enclosure. And as stated by Mikoh, If you're worried about them ingesting bedding, put it on paper or something. I actually used to have a "food bowl" for my snakes.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by ErikBush97

And snakes are pretty smart. They don't have the best sight, so they rely on smell.

It depends on the species. Garters rely more on sight when it comes to food, and I don't know if the same holds true for king cobras but they have good vision.