feeding live VS f/t

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

live prey feels more right to me. i think perhaps if i had IRL people who had negative experiences with live... i would feel different. but the people i do know IRL seem to feed live... and haven't had any problems.

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Sorry, but I'm just picking back up on this one... What's IRL? I keep thinking Indy Racing League, but it's not really working out for me in context... ;)

IRL = In Real Life


...meaning people you know personally, rather than our myriad of friends we have only met through the Internet.

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Sorry for hijacking, but I just noticed that Jamie's slogan is "The difference is clear." and his company name is Glass Reptiles!! Ok, I guess that's a good sign that working 3rd shift is getting to me... Must be time for bed... Sorry again for the hijack

Snakes have survived for a long time in the wild eating live prey.end quote.

my point exactly. but others say,... this isn't nature so you need to give them safety instead... but for me... as close to nature as possible is what i'm attempting to achieve... within reason of course.

and after much thought and much questioning of myself... i feel that for me, at this time, live is 'within reason' for feeding my snakes. that may change... but for now... this is it.

thank you everyone... i so appreciate your experience and thoughts - sooooooooo much!

in light,
aleesha

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Originally Posted by MARCUS ANTONIUS

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Sorry for hijacking, but I just noticed that Jamie's slogan is "The difference is clear." and his company name is Glass Reptiles!! Ok, I guess that's a good sign that working 3rd shift is getting to me... Must be time for bed... Sorry again for the hijack

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Damn it was about time somone noticed it! I'm trying out my new slogan! :)

oh i noticed... didn't realize it was new LOL - but it did make me try to click on the underlined word clear and when that didn't work... i clicked on your site!

How about now?

oh i like that better jamie!

at the pet store i get all my stuff at. they have wild cought adult ball pythons, and most of them have small scars on them. i can only guess that is from feeding on live in the wild. at the end of the day you have to ask yourself do i want the risk of my snake getting bit or messed up. also do i have enaugh $$$ for vet bills or to buy a new snake. i feed live the first couple of times a snake eats for me. then when the eat well a couple of times for me i switch to pree killed. just my personal meathod works for me.

fish

hmmm... i always wonder... how many of those scars are from being caught, put into a bin and shipped to petstores... being kept in bins with many other snakes...

and how many of those scars are from the snakes prey and/or their predators.

hmmmmmmmmmm