Quote Originally Posted by Smulkin
Valid point - I'd think trying to supervise all those feeds would be equally tricky.
Well, I am a professional.

Seriously though ... for beginners and people with a few snakes that want to feed live I absolutely advocate responsible feeding and direct supervision until the rat is all the way gone.

Once your collection gets fairly large, you certainly gain the experience to know who needs to be watched closely and who will do fine just having a rodent dropped into their enclosure. I certainly wouldn't be an advocate of feeding your average pet ball python the same way I feed my collection.

-adam