Ok, so Atlas is my first ball python, and has had a rough first week of being in my care. ( I had trouble with old roommates and had to leave him in the care of someone who doesn't know how to appropriately handle him the way I would like.)


Despite all this, I offered him a fresh-killed Mouse today and he struck it like a champ and is now happily digesting it.


On that note, I know the benefit of F/T compared to Live, but is there any reason to not use Fresh killed or stunned? I figured that it would avoid the main problem of live prey (that being harm to the snake), was wondering if there were any reasons not to use fresh killed if it's easy to get.