I've been wondering about this. I'm considering taking in a rescue python. Guy I'm adopting her from feeds live to all of his snakes. However, she's barely two years old, still small for her size, and she has an injury on her neck from the last person who had the snake before the guy did. I don't want to live feed her until she's a little bigger though, since I'm not experienced with snakes and she's not really an experienced hunter. Is there a way I can kind of encourage her to eat thawed/warmed up mice? Or how can I make sure she can eat live safely? The guy suggested I use a shoe box and put her and the mouse in the box until she eats it but I'm hugely concerned about the mouse getting defensive.