Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
That may be, but since no one has done a study on the nutritional requirements of ball pythons, that information is rendered meaningless in terms of what is better for your snake. As long as your snake is eating, growing, shedding and defecating on what you feed it - it's all good.
i totally hear you robin but... isn't a snake out in the wild eating live? isn't as close to nature best?

personally i choose to feed live because it's as close as i can get to giving my snake something to fuel it's natural instincts while still living in my home, in a bin.

another thing i'd love to toss in here... i believe feeding rats or mice you have grown and fed yourself can be better, because you know what they are eating. if you are feeding a healthy balanced varied diet... and you keep them in optimal conditions... then you can feel good about what you are giving your snake.

just my two cents...