I really hate rats and even with that i still don't think i could kill one. Even mice i can't kill, thats why my snake feeds live right now lol, and also because even though i have seen it over 25 times it still gives me the same thrill to watch mother nature at work. Im not sure what im gonna do once she is big enough to need to eat rats, she just feeds so well on live now since that is what she was started on i don't want to risk stressing her out and changing the way she eats. She might get too stressed and eat nothing.