Well yeah that is absolutely pointless. Most carnivorous reptiles hunt by sight; movement is what triggers their feeding response. There are a few exceptions such as varanids and tegus that have an extremely well developed sense of smell (but movement also further excites them) just like snakes. Feeding these animals pre-killed prey (mice, rats) cannot only be done but it is preferable. Remember mice and rats have teeth and they will try to defend themselves when fed live, possibly injuring and sometimes even killing the snake. This really is not something you have to worry about with crix. The only way it can happen is if the animal is already sick and there are too many crix in the cage. Resulting in chewed toes or tails, but that’s extremely rare. The more likely case is if two many are roaming the cage the animal will just become stressed and possibly feed less. To prevent just put in a few crix at a time or use bowls, duh…hehe.



So yeah no reason to freeze. I never understood this whole thing with people trying so hard to avoid live prey or insects. If you keep lizards your mostly likely going to have to keep live insects. It just part of the hobby, reptiles and bugs go together. Otherwise look into getting a tort…lol.

-Mike

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