Can somebody explain this to me?

[schmelkdog]

I've got a question about feeding. I've always fed my bp's and kingsnakes in their cage but I finally got a boa and I've read alot about how you should feed in a seperate container. How do you go about moving them afterwards? How long do you wait? I've always waited a good 30-48 hours before touching my others after a feed. If anyone does this could you please let me know. Baby and I thank you!

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

[RevMojo]

I usually put mine away right after feeding...and then begin the 48 hr rule.

[dave_lp]

I move my ball back into his home, just after the rat has ended his last travel. An easy relocation, and not much more is ok. He has never regurged on me. I feed him in a seperate tank, because He knows its time to eat when he is in his smaller tank, not Every time I open his reg tank. And I use cypress much substrate. And of course thats dangerous if he ingests it.

[faze]

i wait about 20-30 minutes before moving them that way they get a few to settle there food down and also prevent a feeding response provoked bite

[schmelkdog]

so you just wait a few and there is no regur or other problems? Thanks for the answers everyone. I really appreciate it!!

[RevMojo]

Yeah, I suppose I should have explained better...by right after, I mean about 30 minutes. Never had a regurge.

	regurgitate Throw up. Reptiles will regurge when they feel they are in danger or if they have some sort of health issue. If your reptile has regurgitated his/her food please seek help!

[Maynard_JK]

ya just wait a few i do not wait 30 minutes only about 5 and i have never ever had any problems, nice looking snake

[schmelkdog]

thanks! I love my baby

[Kent K25]

Just to make sure this is all clear. They are saying it's ok to move the snake back to it's cage after feeding then don't touch em again for about 48 hrs. like Rev said in his first post. I might be bashing the obvious into the ground a bit here, but after readin all those it seemed like someone could come through and read it and think after a half hour any handling from then on was fair game. Then again it's been a long day so my brain is fried!

[Dbutton]

I feed mine( the boas) in their cages and have never had a problem with them comfusing cleaning or handling time with feeding time. I also don't have trouble with them injesting any substrate since I defrost my rats dry and not in a container or sink of water which leaves a soggy sticky rat that gets covered with any bedding it touches. To each their own, my snakes are perfectly healthy and have never had any health problems aside from a scatched nose that my male got breaking out of his cage and into the females to breed.
Back when I had 35 snakes I fed them all in their cages and never had a problem either.

David

[schmelkdog]

I got it about not over handling them after eating, thanks. That was my concern about feeding them in another container because with the BP and Kingsnake I just let em sit in their hide or whatever for usually 2 days before taking em out again.
Just took a few pics of my BP Olympias so might as well attach it.

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.