Live food...why? Honestly & with facts!

[Jessica Loesch]

I feed live.
1.) I cant get mine to take f/t.
2.) Its easier for me to go by the store and buy mice than having to thaw out frozen rats, warm them up, and dangle them around for my snakes to eat them.
3.) You hear it with nutritionists all the time that frozen foods loose a lot of their nutrients, its probably the same with mice right?


I've been stabbed in the roof of my mouth so many times from chips and what not, but it doesnt scare me away from eating them lol. I also closely supervise feeding time with pliars in hand ready to help. I wait untill the snake is completely done strangling and begins to eat before I put the lid back on.

Skiploder, as always, provided a very informative post that I think answered this question,
but remember, a nutritionist is someone who can go out and certify themselves and may not be very educated. A registered dietitian is someone who has had at least a bachelors and often masters degree, along with a dietetic internship, and they must get continuing education credits. THIS is the nutrition professional you want to listen to I will be one soon.

I feed live, nothing wrong with it. I think there are some very informative posts already so I will not repeat why I do so.