Live or Dead?

Im just wondering if I should feed my pythons live or dead prey? I was feeding my corn snake dead mice for a while and then i could only get live so i started feeding him live ones and he seemed to be doing fine.. and my pythons have only always ate live, so should i just feed them the way i have been the whole time?

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Originally Posted by Mario-n-Peach

Im just wondering if I should feed my pythons live or dead prey? I was feeding my corn snake dead mice for a while and then i could only get live so i started feeding him live ones and he seemed to be doing fine.. and my pythons have only always ate live, so should i just feed them the way i have been the whole time?

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If you do not experience any problems with feeding them live, then do so. As long as they continue to eat what you are feeding them, you're fine;) .

Ok, thank you very much.

As long as you are feeding an appropriate sized live prey in a responsible manner and the snake is showing you by eating consistently that it is responding to this prey....you're fine, the snake's fine. Whatever feeding decisions you make whather it be rats or mice, live, p/k or f/t presentation are all about what's best for that particular snake and what you feel best able to provide.