I just started feeding my ball small-medium rats live and everything has went great. The occasional kicking and screaming, but like the one person said in the earlier post..its over in a matter of seconds. I think if you feed live prey, as long as it's done responsibly and with a little knowledge on what size to feed your ball, then it usually always goes good. Snakes have had millions of years + evolution to perfect hunting prey. Lack of knowledge & responsibility can definitely be a key factor in snakes getting injured while feeding live ( and im not saying you were irresponsible in feeding your snake ) ;) :snake: