Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
As has been stated numerous times in this thread already, if you don't want to feed rodents don't get a ball python, it's just that simple. Don't put your wants in front of the snakes needs.
I'm not, and that's why I'm here in the first place trying to figure it all out. Capisce? Anyway, I failed to multiquote this one, but the reason I find it 'barbaric' is that snakes normally kill their food on their own. I don't like the mass manufacture of food, as much is wasted that way, and it's often careless*. Live food won't waste, unless you keep it poorly. I'm still interested in knowing if there is a rodent species safer than the rest for live feeding because they're either not as aggressive or because they're diurnal.


*I appreciate responses, but remember both reasons apply at once, and it's just the way I think, which is unlikely to change. I understand the argument that gas leads to a quicker death, and factor it in.