Just a question

[reptile keeper]

What do you feed you snake's live.pre-killed or f/t rats mice etc

[PitOnTheProwl]

All of mine get live and most are rats except for a couple.

[cmack91]

i used to feed live, because mine used to not take p/k or f/t, but now i feed p/k, the main reason i switched is because he's been bit three times, and has been lucky on each one, they werent that bad at all, but now i feel like his and my luck might run out and the next bite might be really bad, idk how i got him to switch really, beforehand he had gone on a 5-6month feeding strike, i fed him live, he got bit, and the next one i decided to try a f/t and he took it fine , maybe he didnt want to get anymore either lol

[ball python 22]

I feed my female ball python f/t then my adult male eats live.

[The Serpent Merchant]

I only feed my snakes P/K or F/T.

[Rogue628]

Most of mine are are f/t rats. My kids' baby balls are still on f/t mice, but only until they finish off the bag I have then I'll be slowly making the switch to rats. I have one that's new and she's on live mice until she's better acclimated, then I'll make the switch to f/t. One of my burms gets live every once in a while because she's a bit of a problem feeder and I can get her to only eat live during shed.

*I* prefer f/t at this time because it's more cost effective to me plus I don't have the extra space to breed my own feeders. But if my animals will only take live that's what they get. I'm not going to let them miss a meal just because I want them to eat one thing and they want another.

However, when we move in the spring, I'm going to attempt breeding rats and rabbits (forward thinking for when my burms get bigger). Not sure if I'll be sticking to f/t then by freezing them myself or giving them fresh p/k (when prey is large enough to put up a good fight, I'd rather p/k or f/t).

[snakesonaplane]

Just switched mine from live back to f/t. So much easier and more convenient, never have to worry about taking lengthy trips to get live

[PitOnTheProwl]

I'm not going to let them miss a meal just because I want them to eat one thing and they want another.

Thats the money shot right there

[notmyfault]

I prefer to feed f/t 99% of the time. I only decide to feed live when I can get my hands on feeders that I know have a very low chance of a bite, ie feeders that still have their eyes closed. I just feel its safer to a certain point. I resort to this when one of my own hasn't eaten for a few weeks.

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[xxCARLOSxx]

I've feeding live since I got my snake and I noticed a few weeks ago that she got a scar on top of her head in between her eyes I'm guessing that a rat scratched her there last feeding. I tried feeding her a live rat again two weeks after but she refused to eat the live rat, so I killed the rat and left it in front of her hide to see if she would take it. Sure enough, about an hour later the rat was gone. So from now on, no more scars! Pre-killed all the way