And you think you can get to the rat with a pair of tongs BEFORE the rat can sink his teeth into your BP's eye or whatever part it lunges for ??Originally Posted by DVirginiana
Feeding live isn't a terrible thing at all. The risk of injury is very low if you do it responsibly. Never leave prey alone with your snake for an extended period of time; that's when most of the injuries you hear about occur. I personally stand and watch until the prey is completely dead, waiting with a pair of tongs to put in its mouth if it's in a position where it can bite my BP. I'd personally prefer f/t, but my snake won't have any of that.
I'm find myself bemused when I read the comments directed at anyone who dare suggest giving a snake who's had a bad shed a short soak because you may be putting it through unnecessary stress BUT it seems everyone's quite happy to drop a fine tuned proven killing machine intent on fighting for it's life with razor sharp claws and teeth into a sealed area with nowhere to hide with our precious Royals . These beautiful Royals / BPs aren't exactly kitted out for warfare are they ??
You only have to google and google images to see thousands of snakes bitten by rats ...terrible injuries occur .
It's not as though these occurrences are rare , injuries are quite common.
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