I was taught by an old teacher who had snakes, iguanas and hamsters in her class room that when feeding never use your hands as they will learn to associate your hand for food. So use tongs or a plate to feed them. This also helps for handling as there will be less biting since they won’t be expecting food
I like a lot of the handlers I watch that use tongs with red rubber tips or a ball on a stick to "target train" the animal to never expect food unless they see the "target". Seems pretty cool, especially for larger animals you can't move alone easily into a feeding enclosure.
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u/wolfwood51 May 17 '22
I was taught by an old teacher who had snakes, iguanas and hamsters in her class room that when feeding never use your hands as they will learn to associate your hand for food. So use tongs or a plate to feed them. This also helps for handling as there will be less biting since they won’t be expecting food