Quote Originally Posted by Charlie And Lucy View Post
We feed all 3 of ours live, and none of them are aggressive in the least. They're puppy dog tame. But, it's up to you, whatever your most comfortable with, and of course, how your snakes like to eat. Some only eat live, some only eat FT, some eat anything and everything you give to them

Where did you read that? I've learned to only trust what people say on this site. You'll also read that feeding them inside enclosures makes them "cage aggressive", which is also a myth.

I've read on here that people separate the spine of the rat from the brain (or something like that) by holding the head and giving the tail a good yank. It's supposed to be quick for you and painless for the rat (or mouse). I've never done it, so I could have just explained that wrong. If I did, someone will correct me and give you the right way to do it.
I really don't see how people say that is painless. Thats equall to us having our heads strapped down and our lower body pulled the other way until our necks or spines snap. Painless? Yeah right.

But yeah, the way some people do it is hit the mouse right on the neck with a hard pole-like object, then holding the pole there and yanking the tail.

I really dont recommend this, because obviously it causes the poor thing pain. It's probably more painless just for the snake to strike it and quickly constrict it.