I keep mostly Corn Snakes. Just starting out with Balls. Or.. a ball I should say.
I have much more experience feeding f/t than live. I have done both. My corns eat f/t easily and honestly.. it's convenient and cheap.
Not opposed to feeding live though. Would never feed wild caught rodents, that's my exception. Perfectly fine with healthy bred feeders though. I just got a BP and he is in his settling in period. When I do attempt to feed him I will feed live because I know that's what he's experienced before. If he switches to f/t great. If not.. live it will be.
The most important part for me is that the feeders are healthy and consistent. I'm lucky that there's a local shop I can go to who breed their own mice (I don't prefer to do it myself, rodents are.. well.. gross). I know that they are fed well and nutritiously. I know roughly how many grams the mice will be. I know they will be consistent. THAT to me is more important than live vs. f/t.
Also, from what you guys are describing, sounds like snakes may well injure themselves/ their partners with "love bites" more during mating than live feeding!
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