Well, here is my thing:
I am a pet rat and mouse owner. I really thought I would have a hard time feeding live mice, but I started with a snake that ate f/t and it wasn't so bad buying mice already dead. Then I got my BP that will only eat live. So, as long as I get the pure white feeder mice, I am fine. It is when the pet store gives me cute colored ones that look like pet mice that I have a problem. Those are the ones that have to go first, or I will get attached.

Now, I just got a new baby BP that eats the tiniest pinkies. They were feeding it live. I tried that and just couldn't bear it. Had to have my son feed the snake. Something about the babies that get to me. So, I have to buy the tiny babies and put them in the freezer before I can feed them. Not near as bad that way, and safer to have this baby eating f/t from the beginning.

Now, if only I could get my older BP to eat f/t so I don't have to worry about feeding live rats. Don't think I could do that.