Edie...this is Micah. I figured I better register here to answer some of your questions.

the rosy was eating frozen thawed mouse pinks,dwarf hamster pinks, and even fresh rat pinks.He is not picky and never refuses any food be it live, frozen thawed or fresh killed.

The Kenyans are eating live pinky mice. I have gotten them to take frozen thawed but not very often.

the hognose is a Eastern not a Western it's a male and is eating frozen thawed mouse pinks scented with red spotted toads and canyon tree frogs. I later got him switched to canned salmon scented pinks. I have also used tuna juice.
I am sorry I forgot to bring you a frozen toad. I have some in the freezer and would be more than happy to meet up and give you some if you like. I just rub the thawed pink on the salmon or the toad. I keep the salmon frozen in the freezer there is no need to thaw it. I was using cheap canned salmon from Wally World. I have never tried a live pinky with him, he may take it. Also I would put him in a small deli cup for feeding, it seemed to work best if he was confined next to the prey item.

I am happy to see you asking questions and opinions.

I love the tarantulas and have them all setup. I have even been brave and picked 2 of them up !!!! I even got my wife to hold one, it was a Kodak moment !!! Thanks again, if you have any questions at all please let me know.

ps- if you check out my RG page and look at my classified ads, you will see pics of the hognose feeding on a mouse pink.
http://reptilegeeks.com/Lepidus