Maximum body expansion?

[Ruth]

This is not meant to be snarky or a put down it's just curiosity. I feed all my snakes in separate containers never in their enclosure. I notice a lot of you feed your garters in their enclosures and I was wondering why. I thought the risk of swallowing substrate was enough not to do this and also the possibility of snake tug of war

[d_virginiana]

This is not meant to be snarky or a put down it's just curiosity. I feed all my snakes in separate containers never in their enclosure. I notice a lot of you feed your garters in their enclosures and I was wondering why. I thought the risk of swallowing substrate was enough not to do this and also the possibility of snake tug of war

A lot of snakes feel more comfortable and eat more readily in their enclosures. Feeding in a separate container still doesn't work for any of mine, which is why I switched to newspaper. Though I never had any issues with one eating substrate until my oldest went blind. Then he started attacking anything that smelled like food (including substrate). I just liked the cleaning ease of the newspaper, and it cut down on dust, so I use it for all mine now.

[chris-uk]

This is not meant to be snarky or a put down it's just curiosity. I feed all my snakes in separate containers never in their enclosure. I notice a lot of you feed your garters in their enclosures and I was wondering why. I thought the risk of swallowing substrate was enough not to do this and also the possibility of snake tug of war

I've not had a problem with substrate, but I'm not about to get complacent. My I switched to Repticard as a substrate which seems like a much better bet than aspen if it does get stuck to food. I think I also feed smaller pieces than a lot of keepers, most pieces I feed can be swallowed quickly and easily, which minimises the risk of contact with substrate.
I've tried feeding boxes and most of mine aren't comfortable eating outside their own vivs. Even my infernalis are a hesitant, one will eat in a box, but the other two don't. My older snakes all seem to be learning that they will be fed more if they pop their heads up on the "doorstep", which keeps them clear of substrate.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I feed all of my babies in a separate container and hand feed my adults.

this is not meant to be snarky or a put down it's just curiosity. I feed all my snakes in separate containers never in their enclosure. I notice a lot of you feed your garters in their enclosures and i was wondering why. I thought the risk of swallowing substrate was enough not to do this and also the possibility of snake tug of war