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Lately I've seen a few posts by people asking which is better, feeding live or pre-killed/frozen mice. I think this picture will settle the debate. This is a heartbreaking pic, i grabbed it from ProExotics page, and i'm sure they won't mind me posting it here. If the pic doesn't show up, here's the link.

http://www.proexotics.com/graphics/ball_python_live_prey_1.jpg

OMG!! what kind of F****** @ssho** whould let that happen to there animal?!?!?!?! srry but kinda stuff pisses me off. thats pure niglect on the keepers side, i used to feed all my animals live untill i read that it makes them agressave, and out off all my animals only 1 got one tiny little nick.
nevin

so sad.

That's what happens if you leave live prey in with your snake unattended. Although there's always a risk of bites no matter how careful you are. However, I haven't seen any correlation between live food and aggression.
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

the corrilation is that because the snake needs to become a hunter and kill and be more protective of it self. that is the reason for the aggresion. im not sayin it will happn all the the time but it has been known to happen.

Ah... a lot of my snakes aren't terribly bright and think they're killing the f/t mice anyway. I've always thought the 'aggressive' snakes were the smart ones. Um... present company excluded, Tiamat...
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

Tiamate?

She's my rainbow boa... only eats live food (might be because she can't see too well), and is actually my biggest snake that I can't get switched to f/t. She's also basically my most docile snake. I of course didn't want to insinuate that she wasn't a smart cookie.
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

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"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance- that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer

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all im sayin is that just because uv never seen it doesnt mean its not possable, but after all is said i really donno y we're arguing. we all obveously agree that live food is bad.
l8er
peace
nevin