[adamanteus]

I had a pinky pump, but I threw it away..... They're not able to properly masticate the pinky before ejecting it from the tube. Thus resulting in a sudden 'shot' of food which explodes into the snakes' throat at an uncontrollable rate. Also, they only expel a fraction of what you put in, it seems to take two pinkies to 'charge' the pump. All in all, they're rubbish.

If you hold the snake directly behind the jaw bones, between your thumb and fore-finger, whilst restraining the body with the remaining fingers, you can then have one hand free for opening the mouth and manipulating the food item. It's not really too difficult.