Great info!Originally Posted by satomi325
It's all personal preference. There's nothing wrong or better with either method.
I feed live. I also breed my own. Many of my snakes will not take f/t. And two of those particular snakes are really picky with live as is. Can't imagine trying to offer f/t to them.
And it's also just convenient to drop a feeder in a tub, then move onto another. When I hear a strike, coil, and rat squeals, I look in that particular tub and see if the snake has a good hold then move on. If the rat is in a bad position where it could bite my snake, I stick a chopstick in its mouth. After waiting for the rat to pass, I just continue feeding everyone else. If someone doesn't eat their rat, the rat returns to the colony and gets saved for next weeks feeding or I give it to the ferrets. I'd rather prefer that than throwing away or refreezing f/t.
And feeding live is also cheaper for me than buying f/t in bulk. The rats I sell as pets pay for my breeder rats' supplies. So basically my snakes are getting fed for free.
I also love breeding rats. Its fun. The rats are amazing little critters. I really enjoy playing with them and the babies are very cute. But it's not worth breeding if you only have one or two snakes in my opinion.
Rats and mice have almost identical nutritional value. Rats have a slight higher fat content, but only by a percentage or two. So if you're feeding the same size rat as a mouse, they're pretty much the same. However, I hate feeding mice. They have an awful odor. And feeding a single rat vs multiple mice is more convenient when your snake grows bigger.
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