Oh absolutely, but our results with balls have been mixed. Some will, some 100% will not regardless of husbandry. We have been breeding our own feeders for the past couple years though, so live is more convenient for us. I couldn't imagine trying to feed 30 odd balls f/t every week just to have half of them turn their noses up at it. If one refuses a live rat, well he just gets tossed back in his tub for next week. No harm, no foul, no waste.
With that, we feed our corns f/t and they are consistent eaters, but you can't really compare the feeding response of most corns to most balls. You could put a piece of cold mouse scented tofu in their tubs and they would eat it!![]()