Is F/T worth the trouble?

[Lolo76]

(lol i was SO confused when i pulled out a bag of chicken breasts and went omg what happened to these rats!?, my BF had put some chicken in there and forgot to tell me, whew).

That is too funny, LOL. We only have one freezer in the house, so it has played double-duty for both human & reptile/fish food... since my roommate also has lizards & large fish, it not only has rodents but mealworms, brine shrimp, etc. We try to keep them on ONE shelf, however, to avoid any mixups or confusing moments like you had.

Feeding live is a pain for me because my cats get SUPER predatory and i really dont have any room for mice where they wont be harassed constantly by the cats

My dog is actually a bigger pain on live feeding day, and I usually end up locking him out until it's done. Then I got a breeding trio of mice, which I thought could be a problem... but Rudy (the dog) immediately recognized them as "pack members" and hasn't bothered them once. My old cat looks for a second before losing interest, and the little one does think their cage is like a personal kitty TV-set. So I keep the cage in a closed bathroom now, and only let her in when I can supervise.

We'll see what happens with the mouse breeding, but that might solve my problems... then I can save myself a little money, time (from the non-dog/cat pet store visits), and even go half F/T and half live if I so desire. Wish me luck!