I must say that you should never reach into your burms cage without a snake hook or a set of tongs. Also, I would feed your burm in his cage and not transfer him to another container. As he gets bigger you will find it much harder to transport him. The bigger he gets the larger the meals get and you should not handle your snake for 24 hours after a meal. I think if you use the snake hook to let him know that it is you and not food and feed him in his enclosure you will be just fine. They are awesome snakes and they get BIG! Another thing to remember is that when you go to feed him, do use the snake hook. This works with retics and I never had a porblem with the burms as well. Good luck and enjoy.
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