Is live feeding really that dangerous?

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And where is the source list for every answer you've ever given? This is not even an argument on if f/t or fresh is better, they want to know if live is bad. My answer was a technicality that instead of live that can lead to injury, feed fresh dead. And then I continued to explain my own reasons as to why I personally don't give f/t as they're looking to take their animals off of it, none of which include giving a snake a live rat to be strangled alive to fill the idea that the animal needs to do so for some gratification to an instinct or because it's more 'natural'. Giving them live puts your animals life in danger. If they don't like thawed, give them fresh dead and poke at it. But giving them live is just reckless in my opinion.

I'm done with this and will not be responding to this thread again.

I usually don't defend people on here - but I guess there's a first time for everything.

You can feed whatever the hell you want. Frozen, live, zombified, freshly killed, freshly frozen, bagged, tagged and t-bagged. If it works for you and your snake, so much the better.

However when Eric politely asked if there was any basis for the link you provided, you got defensive and down right cranky. You got real pissy with perhaps one of the few people on this forum who gives honest, thoughtful, helpful and generally balanced answers without any snark. Instead of packing up your toys and leaving in a huff, use this as an teachable moment. In any forum, some people will question the answers/advice you give.

If it's a personal preference - say so.

If you are doing something based on a belief - make sure that belief is rooted in fact.

Then be prepared to back up that basis.

I can pretty much guarantee you that anything that Mr. Alan recommends based on science, he can back up with corroborating data...