Yes, you'll get LOTS of different opinions on this topic. And if you are set on finding a precise right answer, you'll be even more frustrated than you are already.


Decide what YOU are most comfortable with...and then just stick with it. It may take a great deal of patience and persistence to get Julius to eat f/t. But if you are absolutely sure that's the best way for you to feed, then go for it.

If you're trying to avoid live just because some people are vehemently against it, then maybe you need to rethink and reevaluate to see if live feeding might be better suited to your snake and your ability to provide prey.

If you can't be bothered with monitoring a live-feeding situation...making sure a rodent is not starving or freaked out when placed in with your snake...and making sure it won't ever stay in there for more than 20-30 minutes before you remove it......then by all means, stick with f/t, because these are the sorts of issues that make live feeding "dangerous."