Quote Originally Posted by darkbloodwyvern View Post
Nothing wrong with live, but be sure to have a vet you can take a yearly fecal sample to. Live mice can transmit internal parasites like pinworms and tapeworms. .
Mammalian pinworms and tapeworms tend to not survive inside reptiles. Remember most parasites are host specific.

Do a quick little search on here for parasite info...Becky has posted some wonderful stuff.