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  • 07-23-2008, 11:07 AM
    sg1trogdor
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    I buy live and prekill before feeding.
  • 07-23-2008, 11:07 AM
    stangs13
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    Im hoping with all my new balls that I will be able to feed live completly though!:D
  • 07-23-2008, 11:09 AM
    Petboy15
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    LIVE! but I try to do f/t most of the time with the bloods and red tail for when they get up to bigger items.
  • 07-23-2008, 11:19 AM
    West Coast Jungle
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    Mosty live
  • 07-23-2008, 11:22 AM
    derrabe
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    Ok now im confused I was under the impress most people fed f/t for the simple reason they can hurt your snake. But this threat is saying completely different
  • 07-23-2008, 12:08 PM
    Bruce Whitehead
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    I feed my pythons live and my colubrids take FT.

    I hate wasting prey items, as I raise my own, and if I am going to take a rat's live to feed a snake, then having that be in vain is something I am not comfortable with.

    I get a stronger feed response with live, and once you have 5 or more snakes feeding FT can be a real hassle (estimating the amount of prey to thaw out, cutting down on waste, etc.).

    Feedling live is only a risk if the keeper lets it be a risk. A rat pup at 30g is not going to do any damage to a BP.

    I have a maximum size of rat that I would feed, and that is 40g. Even my biggest snakes are content with two... three if they are really hungry (rare). Never had a bite, a scratch, etc.

    Bruce
  • 07-23-2008, 12:47 PM
    mischevious21
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    Well I feed both- but mostly live. The only one I really feed F/T is my boa, since most of my balls wont take it-and even the ones that will wont always.
  • 07-23-2008, 01:15 PM
    Atsumi
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    Both of my BPs get live mice.

    I've never had a problem with bites or anything.
  • 07-23-2008, 01:45 PM
    jkobylka
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    All live here. I go through a LOT of rodents!

    Justin
  • 07-23-2008, 01:47 PM
    munding
    Re: I thought most breeders fed live? What do you feed?
    live:gj:
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