i cant believe that no one has mentioned teh one true benefit to feeding live. your snake gets exercise and builds muscle tone when feeding live. the act of hunting, constricting and swallowing a live animal is much more intense for the snake then just constricting and swallowing a f/t animal. it is a true benefit to the animal.
is that WHY i feed live....no. i feed live because its easier for me to feed 50 snakes at a time.
adam jeffery