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Raven01
at Wed Mar 17 14:55:49 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Raven01 ]
The reason you see most people using f/t is because it is the safest method for the snake, not to mention typically more convenient and inexpensive for the keeper. Mice, rats and rabbits can all seriously injure and even kill snakes. By feeding f/t, the snake still gets its meal with no risk to itself. With the number of companies now offering frozen prey, there is little reason to still use live, especially with a young animal that can easily be trained to take f/t prey. That said, I do have an adult female that I have not been able to switch to prekilled or even f/t rabbits. However, out of 28 snakes, she is one of only 2 that eat live prey at all - the other is a recently acquired neonate Solomon Island ground boa that I have feeding on live pinkies. As soon as the SIGB has reliably fed a few times, even she will be switched to f/t pinkies.
Raven
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