Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
Well, this thread has the potential to run about 10 pages since we haven't had a good Live vs. F/T debate for a month or so

Sounds like your BP isn't too pickey about how the feeders are presented. Trust me, that's a very good thing. Of course, since your snake is young, it may be trying to eat anything that doesn't eat it, or it may just have a very healthy prey drive. You can work both of these things to your advantage.

You're sure to get plenty of suggestions here, so let me start with mine. Since your BP will eat F/T, I urge you to stick with it for the following reasons:

F/T Pros:
- Your BP won't get bitten
- You can buy in bulk and always have plenty on hand
- Easy to keep different sizes on hand (more important if you have multiple BPs)
- You can leave it in the enclosure for several hours if the snake doesn't take it right off the bat
- If your snake doesn't eat for some reason, F/T is easier to get rid of than live

F/T Cons:
- More time consuming to thaw the rodent
- Takes up space in the freezer
- Some house mates don't want dead rats in the freezer
- When a BP gets older, they may start to refuse F/T
- Shipping on F/T is expensive (if you mail order)

There are dozens of other Pros and Cons, many of which will be pointed out, I'm sure, but these are the biggies.

Please don't buy into the "live has better nutriton" argument. It hasn't been proven one way or the other.
Well put, Slim. What he said!

Just want to add that I get f/t shipped in the mail and it still comes out to less than half of what it would cost me to buy live from local pet stores here in san diego.