I have 39 snakes and countless lizards and frogs. All of my snakes eat f/t but my BP previously only accepted live and it was not fun. My bp always got hurt and i would have treat her abrasions plus she would give me feeding bites all the time because when they feed on live they think you're food. along with the fact a f/t mouse is 74 cents and live one is 5$. Plus live can carry all sorts of parasites., which can kill you're snake. If you really want to switch to live then go ahead but i still don't think its a good idea.