which do you prefere?

Everyone has a preference and I don't think it matters one way or another. To me feeding them PK seems easier. I did the FT thing and gets to be a pain with a bunch of snakes, even though it is cheaper (at least where I live). I'd rather whack'em and throw'em in. No watching or soaking, but that's just me.

I prefer F/T its just alot easier to have a bunch of rodents in the freezer and take them out and defrost them as you need them than going out and getting a bunch of live rodents and pre killing or feeding live

I prefere frozen / thawed , but my bp prefere's live.. :rolleye2:

i hand feed her i hold the mouse by the tail and she never misses it if i let the mouse run loose in her cage she will ignore it

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Originally Posted by Monty

i hand feed her i hold the mouse by the tail and she never misses it if i let the mouse run loose in her cage she will ignore it

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Just because you haven't been bitten yet, doesn't mean it's not going to happen. You are also introducing the biting end of a frightened animal to your snake, which is going to result in an injury to your snake one day.

Drop the mouse in the opposite end of the enclosure and give your snake some time, without an audience to hunt it. If she hasn't eaten it in 30 minutes, remove it and try again the following week.

My preference, is rats. I would love it if they would eat prekilled, but I have not had luck, so I just feed live (supervised, to make sure that the rat is not going to bite the snake.) I breed my own rats, so it works for me. I simply drop the rat in at the right angle so that it will likely not be able to bite, and go from there.

F/T is the best and safest for the snake, pre-killed is the next best choice. You can usually tell when a snake has been fed live, generally have scars from bad strikes. I use to feed live to my BPs, because I thought thats all they would eat but after nearly loosing one to feeding live, I said thats it, no more. I tried pre-killed, they took that, fed that for awhile and tried F/T and they now reulary take F/T rats. To many people just assume their snake will only take live and thats not the case,most times.

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Originally Posted by ReptileMan27

F/T is the best and safest for the snake, pre-killed is the next best choice. You can usually tell when a snake has been fed live, generally have scars from bad strikes. I use to feed live to my BPs, because I thought thats all they would eat but after nearly loosing one to feeding live, I said thats it, no more. I tried pre-killed, they took that, fed that for awhile and tried F/T and they now reulary take F/T rats. To many people just assume their snake will only take live and thats not the case,most times.

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I've fed over 2000 live feedings with no injuries to my snakes. Feeding live can be done safely if done correctly and prey that is offered is not too large for your snake. The largest rats that get fed to even my adults are 3-4 week old rats.

None of my crew have scars on them. Let's not perpetuate the myth that responsible live feeding is dangerous.

I feed live and prekilled. The nice thing about prekilled is the safety of the snake (I had an Albino get bit once) and the escapee problem. I had a small rat escape once, those suckers are fast! The problem is if the snake doesn't eat it can be tricky getting the little frightened whippersnappers out! :eek:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I've fed over 2000 live feedings with no injuries to my snakes. Feeding live can be done safely if done correctly and prey that is offered is not too large for your snake. The largest rats that get fed to even my adults are 3-4 week old rats.

None of my crew have scars on them. Let's not perpetuate the myth that responsible live feeding is dangerous.

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Myth lmao, its sad if you really believe that. So apparently according to you, if someone has a problem feeding live, its their fault. I never left my snake alone when feeding live, I was feeding my BP a mouse when it happened, if anything the prey was not big enough. I personally dont know why anyone would feed live, just to feed live,yea its cool but not at the risk of your snakes health. All the BPs I have and have had, all were being fed live because thats all they would eat:rolleyes:. Had no problems switching them over to F/T.

for those who still think its a myth, take a look at this
http://aquatic-terrors.com/forums/in...showtopic=3281

very sad but very true, know the person and she is anything but a irresponsible keeper.