Frozen VS Live

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

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Let the photos do the talking.

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https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...ault&eim=1,2,6

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Do I need to say more?

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So tired of ignorant post like this that do nothing to educate people but instead use graphic pictures that do not reflect responsible live feeding to promote a certain agenda. :rolleyes:

But yeah some people have no business feeding live, just like some should not give advice either because they lack the REAL hands on experience on the subject.

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

Graphic warning.

Let the photos do the talking.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...x=0&ajaxhist=0

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...x=0&ajaxhist=0

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...ault&eim=1,2,6

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...ault&eim=1,2,6

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...ault&eim=1,2,6

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...ault&eim=1,2,6

Do I need to say more?

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You gotta start using a better search engine... Graphic images don't do anything but make people cringe and are completely unnecessary.

In regards to feeding live or FT, it just depends on the person. I started with live but ended up switching to FT because it was more convenient for me, not my BPs. One of my older girls took longer to switch but now takes FT no problem.

The lesson here is feed however works best for you.

I personally only feed F\T. I made all my live feeders switch over to F\t. I have NOTHING against live feeding and I believe it is completely natural for snakes to eat live feeders. I just choose not to take the risk of an unnecessary vet bill from a rat\rabbit harming my snake during feeding.

More then one time I needed live or fresh killed, to get a kid or two headed in the right direction. And for years I fed live to a good size boa collection, but the drive and price made me head towards the convince of frozen thawed. And I also possibly over supervised the live feeding. But the scare tactic photos are lame, I agree, can’t fix stupid.

I feed frozen where ever possible. If they demand live, we will do it, but I have always done my best to convert away from this.

My reasons are the general ones:

1) Cheaper
2) Easier
3) No risk to snake
4) No stressing out a live rodent.

The only reason to feed live in my world is if the Snake demands it.

Best,

Paul