Quote Originally Posted by bearhart View Post
Adam, you've posted your stats on this subject several times. Even though I'm highly skeptical that none of your snakes have ever been bitten or scratched AT ALL, I believe that the core of your claims are truthful. I can accept that you've never had a snake significantly injured during a live feed. Furthermore, your numbers are truly impressive and seem to almost suggest that injury during live feeding is a freak occurance.

But its not. I have two snakes I feed live and both have sustained injuries. I can't claim to have the same level of experience you do but, in a weird way, that kind of turns the tables in this case.

So, this is where the interesting part comes in. What's the difference? I suspect that it lies in several details that are overlooked in the typical thread on this subject: prey size, prey type, snake readiness, enclosure layout.

I suspect you'd agree.

I'll make my final point with a little mental exercise. Let's say I've driven professionally for 10 years. I've clocked hundreds of thousands of miles and never once had an accident. Now, let's say I'm so proud of myself I get a job teaching driver's ed. I go to a high school and stand up in front of class of teenagers who've never driven, and say "Driving is completely safe. I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles over the last ten years and never had even a fender bender! Class dismissed!"

So, I'd love to hear about your methods and benefit from your experience. But, with all due respect, the "impressive stats" posts are of dubious, and perhaps negative, value.
I've already posted a thread somewhere around here that describes my methods for feeding live. I'm sure that if you're unable to find it yourself, someone can give you a hand.

Feeding live is not for everyone ... I would encourage you to choose a feeding method that works best for you and your snakes.

I apologize if my post offended you in any way.

Hope this helps.

-adam