Is live feeding really that dangerous?

[Sonny1318]

My 900g female BP does not seem to be interested in f/the and actually hasn't eaten since I got her which was a little over a month ago. I think I'm going to try to feed live but I keep hearing horror stories of infections from rat bites, losing an eye etc. Is live really that serious of a problem. P.s my husbandry Is great I got her around the same time I got my male and he is eating f/t like a beast and they're Temps are almost identical. The place I got her from said she sometimes eats f/t and u was hoping that would be all she ate for me, but clearly that's not the case. So again my question is how dangerous is live feeding really? Should I just wait for her to take f/t? Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks

I believe you have gotten some good advise on feeding live. I been a doing this as a hobby for 30 years easy. I've feed live with no problems, like I said lots of good advise given. But as my collection grew, I switched to frozen. If your worried about the possibility of an accident or injury. With patience and a little scenting, I believe you'll eventually get her to eat F/T. That's my two cents. Hope it helps.