Quote Originally Posted by missi182 View Post
OK well i will agree to disagree I don't think leaving live mice regardless of size overnight is intelligent but I can understand why you would say it is o.k. Im just saying this to be sure that people who are new to ball-pythons are better off safe than sorry.
I apologize if I seemed rude but like I said, safer than sorry, its better to teach good habits right from the start than introduce bad ones(not that feeding live is a bad habit, I just don't agree with it, but no argument needed, my snake is not fussy and if he was Im sure I would need live eventually)
I understand the concern in this post and it is much appreciated. I do however have to point out that maybe some of your being fed up with this site is based on differences between the 11 breeders you've spoken with, and the general ideas of this online community.

The major one being that feeding live is comparable to a bad habit. You may have had a short disclaimer, but the way you worded it made it very well sound like the MOD was recommending a dangerous and bad habit of feeding. It's almost an insult, and I wasn't pleased to see it as we feed a majority of our snakes live with no problems.

No one is out to get you Missi, rather we are trying to help educate everyone on some very general accepted methods for keeping and breeding.

As always, we are all a very close group and welcome many new keepers to this site as well as old pro's, me being one of those rookies. We are passionate about these animals and I personally enjoy helping others on the road to successful acclimations and set the base for many years to come of herp keeping.

I would hope one thread doesn't sour this entire community for you. Instead allows you to embrace your hobby with a broader horizon than what you first came with.