i didn't say that f/t is any more or less healthy. and yes there are a lot of opinions about it- but they are still opinions, with many feeding live and f/t. if the snake in question will switch to f/t as the op wishes, they good for them. they will save some money and not have to risk being grossed out again. my opinion is to feed my snake live if i can, not to keep someone from feeding f/t if they so choose