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Thread: Live orf/t

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    Live orf/t

    This is not a poll just wondering what you feed your snakes live or f/t
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    I feed both just in case one stops being available I have a back up, but now I am feeding live because I don't have enough money to order a good brand on the computer right now, and Petco only has Rodent Pro which always are bloody and packaged with their pee/poo, and I don't like that.

    My snake is still young and only on mice, I will probably feed f/t when he gets to rats because he is a pretty lazy constrictor and I could see him getting hurt by a rat, but we will see.

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    I try to do both, but I feed mostly live
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    Re: Live orf/t

    I feed what works

    Milksnakes I feed F/T mice if I don't have any on hand they eat whatever (not picky)

    Pythons and Bullsnakes I feed live rats

    Ball Pythons sometimes get F/T rats which usually is the result of having a surplus of rats during the winter.

    In other words I feed a bit of everything but my preference is to feed live. (more convenient when you have over 50 snakes.)
    Deborah Stewart


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    I feed live to the BPs, and F/T to the monitors.

    I reccomend F/T to most everyone, but honestly, I've rarely ever has an issue with live feeding to mine.
    Theresa Baker
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    My newly acquired BP has been eating live until this point, but I'm going to be attempting to get him on f/t. The previous owner tried to no avail, but I'm confident we can do it!

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    Re: Live orf/t

    Quote Originally Posted by Quacking-Terror View Post
    My newly acquired BP has been eating live until this point, but I'm going to be attempting to get him on f/t. The previous owner tried to no avail, but I'm confident we can do it!
    I switched my picky eater over to f/t by first getting him used to eating in a separate container, then offering f/t. By feeding him live in the tub for a month, he realized tub=food. So it didn't face him when I wiggled the f/t on some tongs. However, he will not eat it if it is laying still, I have to move it a little bit.

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    I do not have reliable transportation, and the nearest pet store is several miles away. Also, for some reason I am not too keen on feeding live. Not to say I have anything against those that do. The power of choice and all that. Anyway, I'll try f/t and see how we do.

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    Re: Live orf/t

    All my ball pythons, minus the albino feed live, the albino is f/t. I feed my kingsnakes, milksnakes and gopher snakes f/t.

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    Re: Live orf/t

    My snake takes either live or f/t. He is just a baby and he is not picky. I have been feeding f/t pretty consistently.

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