I don't have any issues with live feedings but I think they're rarely necessary. I've gotten impatient and fed live prey to jumpstart a few critters appetites. Mostly with new arrivals, or after long winter fasts, but ultimately they all ate f/t. There may be a very small number of snakes that would rather starve and die than eat f/t. I haven't come across any of those but I have had a couple of stubborn hold outs. I've had kings, bulls, and carpets go 2-3 months without food. I've had BPs go 8-12 months without food. Eventually the will to survive kicks in and they eat. I'm a firm believer that the hunger ALWAYS wins in the end.
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