Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
What a horrible idea! I'd suggest that you NOT get a ball python. How about an Australian Spotted python? They happily eat f/t, & so do many other snakes.

And I have to ask: Just how do you think you'll be able to file down the teeth of a live rodent? Do you imagine that's not painful, frightening or that they're
going to sit still for that??? DO NOT TRY THIS.

I feed fresh-killed or f/t, never live. The dangers are real & not "over-hyped"...sooner or later your snake will need the vet, & may die anyway. If you doubt this,
call any exotic vet that has treated snakes for a while & ask them about the injuries they see...about the snakes with their eyes chewed out, & all that. Ask them
if antibiotics always work for infections that result. And consider how you'll feel if your pet survives & every day you have to look at them all scarred up & know
that you could have prevented it. It happens in the wild too, but wild snakes do not have a choice...there's no room service, they have to survive as best as they
can, & very few live as long as captive pets. for this reason.


Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
I honestly don't even want to know what made you think of that......
A properly cared for rat is not a problem.
There are risks to feeding live and frozen.
I have fed thousands of live with only a couple scratches as damage.



Let's keep in mind that rat's teeth are much different than our own, their teeth regenerate throughout their entire lives.


It's common place for rat keepers to regularly snip their rats teeth if it has orthodontic issues.