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Feeding new snake outside of cage?

toonytrolly

toonytrolly

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I got my very first cornsnake about a week ago - and one of the questions that's been puzzling me is the idea of taking them out of the tank to feed. As I understand it, it's a REALLY BAD THING to handle them after they've eaten - so how does one go about feeding a snake outside it's cage and then returning it back without stressing it and causing regurgitation? I'm keeping my new snake on aspen bedding, so I don't want him to ingest any of it feeding either.
 
When moving a snake from one area to another to feed you do have more of a chance of getting bit due to the snake being in feeding mode, the snake regurgitating it due to stress, or just not eating at all from being in a new environment.

I feed all my snakes in their enclosures, and the snakes that are on aspen I put a paper plate in their tank, and I make sure that they are on/over the paper plate when they grab the feeder to prevent them from ingesting any aspen.
 
I feed my corns outside their tanks. They are all in 20L tanks. My feed tubs are much smaller. After they eat and are looking to get out of the tub I just place the tub inside the tank and take the lid off. I close up the tank and remove the tubs later after they are all settled in. No issues with this method
 
toonytrolly said:
I got my very first cornsnake about a week ago - and one of the questions that's been puzzling me is the idea of taking them out of the tank to feed. As I understand it, it's a REALLY BAD THING to handle them after they've eaten - so how does one go about feeding a snake outside it's cage and then returning it back without stressing it and causing regurgitation? I'm keeping my new snake on aspen bedding, so I don't want him to ingest any of it feeding either.
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If you are only transporting the snake from the feeding bin back to the enclosure, it shouldn't be a problem.

I feed all of my snakes inside their enclosures. My Colubrids are on aspen, and my Morelia are on cypress mulch. I've never had a problem with ingestion of bedding.
 
when they say "Don't handle a snake after feeding" they mean don't take him out and handle him too long or play with him. There is no harm in simply picking him up and placing him back in his cage.

I typically feed my snake in a separate feeding bin and when he's through eating I give him about an hour or so to settle down. When I take the lid off the bin he's usually ready to go back to his cage and most of the time all I have to do is hold the feeding bin by his cage door and he will crawl back by himself. But if he doesn't it's ok to pick him up and place him. You just don't want to be too rough with them or handle them too long until they digest.
 
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