>>My conclusion. I would not feed live anythign bigger than a mouse. Defintely not a rat or anythign like that. If the rat had bit my snake, it could easily have cut it in half, as rats have very powerful mouths. Mice on the other hand, from one bit probably would not be able to cut through snake skin. although I think it could cause a cut or laceration if it was able to bit repeatedly. But nothign like that picture.



You are absolutely wrong if you think a mouse's teeth can't penetrate a snakes skin.

Grab a mouse and pester it until it bites YOU. They can run those teeth all the way to the bone.

Then tell me those same teeth can't penetrate a snake's skin.

Other then the morbid factor there is no reason to feed a live mouse to a snake.

Granted there are some problem feeder hatchlings that may need live pinkies to trigger feeding but once you have a snake feeding on a regular basis it is easy and safer to feed pre-killed or F/T.

Everyone has seen what can happen......why risk it.
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Jimmy (draybar)

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