Quote Originally Posted by Sonya610 View Post
See that is part of the issue. She was always on frozen and I swore I could never feed live. Then a few months ago that changed, she now absolutely will not touch frozen (she jerks away like a dead rat is repulsive). I broke down and started feeding live which is not only unpleasant but there is only 1 store that sells rats about 30 minutes away (when they have them), so it is make the drive every week or start keeping feeder rats here which I am doing but gosh darn they are so cute it is sad (I no longer live in Atlanta, old profile info, I live in a small town in middle GA).

Plus during her feeding issues I stopped handling her to reduce any stress. I can see how the breeders enjoy them, and the single college student types that want a quiet pet without a lot of upkeep. Maybe some think "display" snake sounds bad, I would just enjoy the beauty of seeing my snake instead of just seeing a little head pop out when hungry, then disappear for another week once she is fed.

I am thinking I will rehome her but I want her to have a stable long term home and not end up as a play toy to adolescent males down the road.
It sounds like you went into things with the best intentions and are doing everything you can to give your snake a good home. I think that when you get a snake you should be prepared for the possibility of having to feed live. Feeding F/T certainly has benefits for the snake and the keeper but you are certainly not avoiding death. You only distance yourself from the death. This never made me feel any better. On top of knowing that the rodent was once alive and is now dead because I need to feed my snake, I have seen the breeding conditions of large facilities. Now I am not going to come on here and say that large facilities are cruel or inhumane. Rodents will live like that on their own if given the chance. I just personally feel good giving my feeders more room, cardboard to chew, paper towels to make nests. For me raising my own feeders makes me feel better about their death not worse. I hope you can find a good home for your BP. I would suggest getting a corn snake or similar colubrid if you decide to try again. They tend to be a bit more active and eat F/T a bit easier.