Personally I prefer feeding live. For one thing if you snake happens to not be hungry you can just toss it in a tank instead of decided if you want to refreeze it or just toss. Also I tried a f/t once and they looked pretty gross to me. I always try to keep something handy (like a pencil) when I toss the mouse in, just in case she doesn't make a good strike. If the mouse's head is free I just shove the eraser in its mouth and this way I don't have to worry. I think I'll stick with mice and just feed multiples as she gets bigger (sometimes I feed her two right now), but who knows what the future will bring.