Quote Originally Posted by Ratikal View Post
Live vs frozen debate...
This is a matter of personal preference and convienence in my opinion! If people in the UK or Europe are against feeding "live" meals because of whatever reason, my only advice is, don't domesticate natural evolution of a super predator. Get a turtle or some fish...
Personally, how do you know your frozen feed is being processed under sanitary and healthy conditions? A diseased colony will freeze the same as healthy animals!
Yes, there are advantages but there are also disadvantages too...that can be said for both sides! In this case, the snake owner made the #1 mistake of leaving a live "feed" animal alone with his/her pet. Now you can see a major disadvantage to feeding live prey. The snake suffers the most. Since there has been no update, this poor animal is probably being neglected by not getting veterinary attention right away. I treat all my pets like children and would never let my pet go days with a popped eye ball, regardless of what instruction is given by under-educated online advice by other pet owners.
I personally feed "live" stunned rodents and I ALWAYS STAY IN ATTENDANCE UNTIL THE PREY IS INGESTED!!
I will be switching to frozen once I find a reputable supplier in my area that I can trust. Its more convenient and safer for my snakes. By feeding live, I can see whether my snakes are getting "healthy" prey as meals!
Well we have made them pets,we have taken them from there habitat n then we put a live rat in when they r literally in a box so it's like saying a domesticated dog could survive outside,a domesticated snake can't neither cos we have tamed them!ive never heard of any horror story's of defrosted rats causing any problems tbh!anyway each to there own way!


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