F/t to live, help appreciated!!!

[Kymberli]

Well to answer the first question about why I was looking to switch, I have several friends who have had BP's as pets, and the majority had live without problems. I'm still not sold 100% on the switch, but was interested enough to look into it a bit further.

I have researched and have looked into the probabilities of my snake getting injured. I know this is a common problem, and definitely one to weigh. When he eats, he bites and constricts with such force that he has been known to pop a fuzzie or two...

I was also wondering, if I did switch, there was an appropriate age or size I should wait for.

B, He currently is taking mice fuzzies.

First of all, seems like people replying to this thread are getting a bit off topic. I understand live vs. f/t or p/k is a big controversial subject, but that is not what this thread is about. As B had said before, there are too many existing threads on the subject to care for. So, I'm going to stick to answering the questions that the OP is asking. The only reason I asked what your reason for switching was, was purely out of curiosity.

In reply to this post I have quoted.. Of course there are risks and I know you already understand them. As has been said, as long as you don't leave a live rodent in there for hours or more, it's really no big deal. If you're careful about feeding live, then I am sure the only problem you will face is the occasional quick nip as I had experienced with my Pinstripe. The only reason I switched my Pin to p/k was I couldn't stand the last live feeding I had with him. It was a rat and he had not constricted it properly for whatever reason, so it quite literally took him five minutes to kill the thing. The "screaming" is unbearable for me.

As for your last question regarding age in relation to live feeding, they can eat live at any age. In fact, all breeders that I am aware of start hatchling snakes out on live to get them feeding, then switch to f/t or p/k. You will most likely have no problem switching to live. It seems as though most snakes prefer live, so you shouldn't need to perform any "tricks" to get him to eat.