pre killed vs f/t

Problem is, live mice aren't available for me all of the time. I'd rather have food all the time rather than leave it up to my school schedule and if the place actually has mice at the time.

For the record:
From the USDA website, "The freezing process itself does not destroy nutrients. In meat and poultry products, there is little change in nutrient value during freezer storage."

I'm guessing that folks confuse the freezing process with the cooking process as far as nutrients are concerned...cooking food can certainly alter a food's nutrient content. Heat will denature proteins, too.

One benefit of freezing is that parasites are destroyed including Giardia which IS transmissible to people!

I certainly don't want to start another frozen/live debate...I'm all for whatever works for you...just wanted to clear up a few misconceptions!

If the two mice were identical, and you don't think your BP might have a color/coat preference, perhaps the f/t mouse was only getting your snake warmed up, and by the time the p/k mouse was introduced, your BP was ready to eat either one. Did you also dangle the f/t mouse? Did you pre-scent the enclosure before offering the original f/t mouse?

Mine will eat f/t without any assistance (dangling, dancing, etc.) from me, but he doesn't always eat it right away. Sometimes, he takes an hour or three of cruising around before he decides to eat the thing. The one time I tried dangling it and showing it to him, I only succeeded in scaring the crap out of him (not sure what the little coward would think of a live mouse :)), and he took several hours to get over it and eat.

Try leaving the f/t mouse in his enclosure for a longer period of time. It's not fun to waste them, but it's worth a shot. Good luck, and let us know how it goes!

Thanks p3titexburial, did exactly what you said and she ate right away

*does a little dance*

Congrats! XD