I loathe threads where I have to listen to people bantering around their methods of inhumanity towards feeders.
I rarely feed live and when I do I feed several sizes smaller than the snake 'could' take. Out of concern for the feeder and the fed.
I wish frankykeno was still here to tutor on how to introduce a calm and adjusted rodent to lessen the chance of distress.
If you feed live you need to understand and respect the behavioral ecology of both animals.
Feeding live does not give keepers carte blanche to disregard their humanity.
I have 140 snakes and only 5 eat live and those snakes are maintenance fed. I do not care what others feed, but I do take offense at how others feed.
If your animals are at risk of injuries sufficient for you to question your methods then you need to question your methods.
Bruce
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