Is live feeding really that bad?

[John1982]

Fair comments bud .. .. I have said many times in this and similar threads that I simply LOVE all living things and that's the main thing stopping me from dropping 'cute as hell' little mice in with my snakes ...... I've mentioned many times how I pick worms / slugs up off pavements / sidewalks when I'm out walking the dog and how my heart sinks when I accidentally stand on a snail in the dark . The crunching noise turns my stomach.

I simply mention the very real threat of damage to the snakes ( as it does undeniably occur ) as a way of hopefully discouraging others.

You imply that people who feed live do not care about their feeders - or all living things for that matter. I have found the opposite to be true in most cases. We care enough to raise them, clean them, feed them and make sure they have happy lives until the very end. That takes a lot more commitment and care than detaching oneself and getting them already dead and frozen in the mail.