Quote Originally Posted by Pwilliams58 View Post
Wow I didn't know so many of you guys fed live. I muuuch prefer F/T simply for easiness. I breed my own rats, when theyre up to size I gas 'em and freeze 'em. On feeding day, I just open up a bag from the freezer, dump desired amount into hot water, wait 10 minutes and feed. Haven't had a wasted prey item in quite some time. I have 17 bps that I feed frozen (rest are hatchlings getting live pups) but when I feed I don't thaw out 17 rats at once, I do it in groups of 5 or 6, then when those are gone I'll dump more in the water. I always save my most voracious eaters for last, because if I've got rats thawed out that no one else will eat, I know they will, so at MAX I would only ever waste 1 prey item in 1 feeding night. And that would be if one of the voracious eaters decided NOT to eat lol. I know I'm rambling and it sounds complicated, but to me it's easier than caring for 17 small's per week.
I know what you mean.. it's hard to get rats or mice up to a breeding schedule for a different batch of sizes every week..