Leaving live rodents is extremely dangerous. That would not happen if the perswon was watching the whole time. I have something ready to put in the rodents mouth from the second I drop it in and I carefully watch the position and if it looks "iffy" I put something it its mouth and move the head away. my snakes are all flawless. Now with rats i am a little more hesitant. I have not had any problems with nasty ft rats so I use them..not to mention I like rats and I don't like to put live ones in against a snake and I cannot kill them myself. Rats are much smarter and much more capable of damage than mice are. most mice bites cannot even reach through the scales of the snakes you are feeding them too. Rats can take out half a snake in a bite. I like ft pinkines, fuzzies, and even rats...petco will not kill a rodent for you. But those nasty ft mice are not worth my time after my experiences...i would be worried my snake got sick from the soupy mess of liquified mouse insides. DFR...did you read the selective breeding post down by the albino?

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