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wftright
at Tue May 2 13:48:06 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wftright ]
The f/t versus live debates seems to be one of the favorite fruitless arguments that we have on here every so often. As far as I can tell, there's no conclusive data that shows that one kind of food is better than the other. I suspect that each method of feeding carries certain risks and rewards. There are plenty of people who've been in this hobby and business for a long time and have strong opinions. A few of them may have a hard time distinguishing their experienced but still only personal opinions from conclusive data. One or two of them may even attack me for saying that I can't see any conclusive data favoring either side. Their attacks won't turn their opinions into conclusive data.
One experienced person who has looked at the issue in a little more depth is Jay Martin. He posts on here occasionally, and has his own website at www.jaymartinreptiles.com . He wrote a nice little article about the live versus f/t feeding issue, and I'd recommend that you check out his article. In fact, I wouldn't bother with this thread except to point out that someone has written a good balanced article.
For lack of a conclusive argument in either direction, I'm feeding f/t because I find it easier to have a stock of food in the freezer than to go to the pet store every week. If your snake is happily eating live mice and going to the pet store is more convenient for you, I think it's great that you are feeding live.
Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.
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RE: New Concerned Albino Owner - wftright, Tue May 2 13:48:06 2006