I'm with you on that Beardedragon, when i bought my 2 normal females, I was told they ate great on f/t. I found that not to be true, my girls just didnt eat that good on f/t and I found myseld wasting many f/t rats. One day I tried live and I haven't wanted to go back since! The first time was definitely the hardest, I almost cried. Even now, I feel a bad, not like b4 tho, I say sorry to the mouse or rat and then tell my snakes to GET UM'!

My mother when ever she comes to visit always says how evil snakes are and how they shouldnt be alive because they eat mice/rats and that im crazy for doing it and I hear "you're sick! how can you do that? I never thought you'd ever own a snake". I hear it all!!! I've tried explaining to her that its natural, its the food chain and its better IMHO than us eating chicken, beef or pork, the way most large companies treat livestock is VERY inhumane.

But she never listens so I just ignore it.

Everyone will have their own opinions, my snakes eat better on live. It works for them so it works for me and thats all that matters in my eyes.

~Maizie