Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
I also follow Adam's methods, and with over 3000 live feedings, not one bite, not one scratch, not one mauling.

You think Adam's claims are dubious - do you really believe he'd risk his collection to live feeders if he really had problems?

I believe the OP asked for pictures of permanent scars left by injuries. You said you've had two, can you post those pictures of the permanent scarring from your animals being injured?

Four people voted that feeding left permanent scarring in their animals, but no one has posted a picture?

I did not say I found his claims dubious. I said I was skeptical that there has never even been a scratch or bite. I wasn't even necessarily suggesting he's lying - mild injuries would be easy to miss especially with that many snakes. Most importantly, I said I believed that none of his snakes had been seriously injured.

I do not have time this evening to take pictures but I will say that there are permanent scale scars on two of my snakes and they look very much like the BP picture above. Actually, its three snakes if you count my olive that got a couple before she was in my (or Blake's) care. In fact, my BP's scar is on his eye but luckily it is extremely small. (If this thread is still going tomorrow, perhaps I'll take the time to take some photos).

The intent of my post was not to pick sides in the argument. In fact, I'm a bit on the fence when it comes to this subject. My main point was that its all about the details when it comes to live feeding. You see this pattern often in these threads:

1) Somebody makes a blanket claim about the safety of live feeding.
2) Somebody says "my snake has been injured" or something to that effect.
3) Somebody else starts asking questions in attempt to find fault in the keeper with questions like "But how big was the rat?" etc.

So all I'm saying is that I think that the original claim should be "Live feeding is very safe as long as ...". I think that, without the qualifiers, statements about the safety of live feeding can be dangerous.

Adam, I'll be sure to check out your more detailed thread on the issue.

Cheers!