Do you use live or f/t food?

[dgring]

Hi, im just curious, i wonder if people use live of f/t rodents, if you have a reason why or why not, please answer (also im trying to create a poll). Thanks

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Yaayyy it worked

[dgring]

Jgras's thread inspired me to try and create a poll, so ya this is how you do it, when posting a thread go to bottom and select poll and then when you post it will do poll options

[jgras]

Thanks, ill try it

[4theSNAKElady]

I use live. Cant do polls on tapatalk

sent from my incubator

[dgring]

Shame, at the moment its all f/t but thanks for feedback

[h20hunter]

We feed f/t rats. Why? Because that is what the snake has alwasy eaten, it is easier and safer to leave her with her food unattended if needed, and I can buy them a few at a time and simply that out. My bp is a champ at eating so it simply works. This weekend was her post shed meal and she about ripped the head off with her strike and coil.

[Libby]

We have a fairly unusual reason for feeding f/t. My son's allergies won't allow us to keep any furry critters, which is why we got a snake in the first place!

[Archimedes]

I use F/T, Nessie is a garbage disposal with just about anything and has never seen a live rat in her life, so it's a non-issue to feed her. Isabelle, on the other hand, still doesn't quite know what to make of frozen meals. Gonna wait her out one more week before jump-starting with live.

[Dandelioness]

I feed F/T. It's more convenient for me to order a shipment of rats than hitting up a pet store every week or breeding my own. Additionally - and these are just my own personal preferences - I have a huge fondness for rats, have kept them as pets for quite some time previously, and I don't think I would be able to stomach tossing a live little friend to their immediate death.

As a final note, pre-killed or F/T animals cannot bite back, and that's wonderful.

All of that said, I'd do live if I it really came down to my snake starving itself to death, I'd just prefer to take every other possible avenue first.

[ViperSRT3g]

F/T because that is what my snake has always eaten. He has had no objections over mice or rats, so once the mice became too small, he's now eating rats without a fuss. It's cheaper to get a bunch of rats at once so I can keep a small stock of them on hand.

Plus, he loves them, no reason to suddenly switch to a live one. He's never refused food, and he gets fed on a regular basis so if he's not complaining, I'm not complaining.