Is live feeding really that dangerous?

[ballpythonsrock2]

I thaw and heat my rats in water anyway, which I know a lot of other people do, so the whole moisture loss issue seems nil. I have seen a lot of anecdata from breeders regarding snakes gaining more on live than frozen, but I think it all balances out in the end. I feel over all body tone and condition is much more important than numbers in weight.

I want to thank very much Liz and also DVirginiana and the others for taking their time here in this thread and with pm's to explain to me the way they feed their snakes. Both of them gave me very smart, helpful advice. And I needed all the help I could get in making the decision whether to stay with live or go to f/t and I think they both have given me the info I need to make the decision. Of course a bit of that decision will be up to my snakes thoughts on the matter. Thank You Liz and DVirginiana