Is F/T worth the trouble?

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Over 5000 live feeds to 40 ball pythons with zero scars! :gj:

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I'm just playing devils advocate, but my grandmother never wore a seatbelt for the first 10 years of my life and never got hurt (my constant nagging once I learned about seatbelts in school finally got her to wear one). Just saying...

As for the OP, its up to you. IMO there's virtually no risk with feeding f/t compared to live. Now with live, plenty do it w/o any ill effects as rabernet clearly shows. With responsible feeding there's also minimal risk with feeding live.

For me I try to switch all mine to f/t for a number of reasons. First off is the safety factor. With live there's always a risk (though small) of injury. With f/t that risk is non existent. Plus its cheaper. The pet shop charges close to $5 a rat, and I've had trouble finding a steady breeder.

So really its up to you what you want to do.