I love it! I agree, I like feeding live as well. I feel that the snake is also happy, and do not have to worry about any dethawing problems( I accidentally over cooked a mouse, went to squeeze it to see if it was done and it popped in my face...) and out of three snakes my live feeder has grown faster on live. He also catches them EVERY time by the face in his mouth, I could see problems with biting, but he does not give them a chance!