I personally fed live years ago when I first got into the hobby. I have since switched to frozen and have never looked back.

I do not see any benifits to feeding live over frozen thawed ...
First, frozen is always cheaper wherever I get it, especially at reptile shows. Additionally it is more convinient as I do not have to go anywhere to get things on feeding day since I usually stock for about 2-4 months. Feeding frozen thawed or pre killed eliminates the possibility of injury to your snake (frozen eliminates you having to kill the animal if thats not your thing.)

To switch over, start by trying a fresh killed animal. If it is rejected skip the feeding and try again next feeding. If it is rejected again get hemostats or tongs and hold the rat by the tail to intise the snake. Once this is accepted then try just placing it in the cage until that is accepted. Leave it in the cage for a few hours before giving up.
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- Jason F.

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