Live? F/t? Or P/K?

[psycho]

Well I Have A Baby Bp And I've Had It For 1 Month And I tried Feeding It Live Like They Did In Petco And It Took It. Then I Tried Feeding It P/K And It Took It, Then I Tried Feeding F/T And it took It. Basically It's Not A picky Eater, Well I Was Wondering What Do You Guys Recommend Me To Feed It? And Why? I'm Basically Confused On What To Stick With. Thanks For Your Time.

[frankykeno]

Since your snake shows no preference I'd suggest you pick what you are most comfortable feeding and what you can get at the best quality, that is always in stock convenient to you and is the most cost effective.

[Slim]

Well, this thread has the potential to run about 10 pages since we haven't had a good Live vs. F/T debate for a month or so

Sounds like your BP isn't too pickey about how the feeders are presented. Trust me, that's a very good thing. Of course, since your snake is young, it may be trying to eat anything that doesn't eat it, or it may just have a very healthy prey drive. You can work both of these things to your advantage.

You're sure to get plenty of suggestions here, so let me start with mine. Since your BP will eat F/T, I urge you to stick with it for the following reasons:

F/T Pros:
- Your BP won't get bitten
- You can buy in bulk and always have plenty on hand
- Easy to keep different sizes on hand (more important if you have multiple BPs)
- You can leave it in the enclosure for several hours if the snake doesn't take it right off the bat
- If your snake doesn't eat for some reason, F/T is easier to get rid of than live

F/T Cons:
- More time consuming to thaw the rodent
- Takes up space in the freezer
- Some house mates don't want dead rats in the freezer
- When a BP gets older, they may start to refuse F/T
- Shipping on F/T is expensive (if you mail order)

There are dozens of other Pros and Cons, many of which will be pointed out, I'm sure, but these are the biggies.

Please don't buy into the "live has better nutriton" argument. It hasn't been proven one way or the other.

[scutechute]

Well, this thread has the potential to run about 10 pages since we haven't had a good Live vs. F/T debate for a month or so

Sounds like your BP isn't too pickey about how the feeders are presented. Trust me, that's a very good thing. Of course, since your snake is young, it may be trying to eat anything that doesn't eat it, or it may just have a very healthy prey drive. You can work both of these things to your advantage.

You're sure to get plenty of suggestions here, so let me start with mine. Since your BP will eat F/T, I urge you to stick with it for the following reasons:

F/T Pros:
- Your BP won't get bitten
- You can buy in bulk and always have plenty on hand
- Easy to keep different sizes on hand (more important if you have multiple BPs)
- You can leave it in the enclosure for several hours if the snake doesn't take it right off the bat
- If your snake doesn't eat for some reason, F/T is easier to get rid of than live

F/T Cons:
- More time consuming to thaw the rodent
- Takes up space in the freezer
- Some house mates don't want dead rats in the freezer
- When a BP gets older, they may start to refuse F/T
- Shipping on F/T is expensive (if you mail order)

There are dozens of other Pros and Cons, many of which will be pointed out, I'm sure, but these are the biggies.

Please don't buy into the "live has better nutriton" argument. It hasn't been proven one way or the other.

Well put, Slim. What he said!

Just want to add that I get f/t shipped in the mail and it still comes out to less than half of what it would cost me to buy live from local pet stores here in san diego.

[Slim]

Just want to add that I get f/t shipped in the mail and it still comes out to less than half of what it would cost me to buy live from local pet stores here in san diego.

That's a very good point. I've never done a price comparison between live and F/T...I've always fed F/T, and have plenty of sources close to my location, so I never priced them vs. live.

[ChristinaP]

That's a very good point. I've never done a price comparison between live and F/T...I've always fed F/T, and have plenty of sources close to my location, so I never priced them vs. live.

Where do you find them shipped??????

[Demon280z]

I had a very hard time reading this post.. Why must you capitalize every word?

[psycho]

I had a very hard time reading this post.. Why must you capitalize every word?

its the way that im use to right but i'll try to stop <----- See I didint capitalize

[psycho]

Well, this thread has the potential to run about 10 pages since we haven't had a good Live vs. F/T debate for a month or so

Sounds like your BP isn't too pickey about how the feeders are presented. Trust me, that's a very good thing. Of course, since your snake is young, it may be trying to eat anything that doesn't eat it, or it may just have a very healthy prey drive. You can work both of these things to your advantage.

You're sure to get plenty of suggestions here, so let me start with mine. Since your BP will eat F/T, I urge you to stick with it for the following reasons:

F/T Pros:
- Your BP won't get bitten
- You can buy in bulk and always have plenty on hand
- Easy to keep different sizes on hand (more important if you have multiple BPs)
- You can leave it in the enclosure for several hours if the snake doesn't take it right off the bat
- If your snake doesn't eat for some reason, F/T is easier to get rid of than live

F/T Cons:
- More time consuming to thaw the rodent
- Takes up space in the freezer
- Some house mates don't want dead rats in the freezer
- When a BP gets older, they may start to refuse F/T
- Shipping on F/T is expensive (if you mail order)

There are dozens of other Pros and Cons, many of which will be pointed out, I'm sure, but these are the biggies.

Please don't buy into the "live has better nutriton" argument. It hasn't been proven one way or the other.

so its not true about live having more nutrients?

[Demon280z]

its the way that im use to right but i'll try to stop <----- See I didint capitalize

MUCH better! I don't know how you can be used to typing like that, would annoy the crap outta me.. Looked like one long sentence to me. Kind of like when people write in all caps, but worse.