My husband and I tried f/t with my first one he would never take them. The min we tried live he took it, it is just kinda what ever works best for you and your snake. My current snake takes live which is fine but the previous owner fed 2 at a time Ill feed him 2 just not at once so there for got to find something to keep the other mouse in. Either way there is going to be a downfall to 1 or the other lol I say stick with what ya got like someone else said if it aint broke dont fix it