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hello all have a quick question for all who will answer. just woundering what the f/t in f/t pinks means.. i know it means pinkies but whats the f/t??
thanks
eric

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frozen/thawed

thats what i was thinking.. thanks for the replies.. and another question, is feeding f/t better then live? or is it just preference. i know alot of people on here have hords of snakes and its more economical. but i have 1 for now anyways...

I feed my snakes what they want, i wuold prefer they all ate ft but that's not the way it is.

some of my snakes prolly want to eat other snakes but my snakes are already spoilt enuff so they only get mice ft/live

Feeding f/t has several advantages. Primarily it is safer, because the rodent can't injure the snake, and freezing may kill some parasites and such.

It is cheaper and more convenient (frozen mice don't eat or need cleaning, and they cost less). And many people consider it more humane to feed prekilled food.

Of course if your snake won't touch f/t these advantages aren't much help.

Good luck and have fun!

My snake doesn't seem to mind eating F/T SOMETIMES... but sometimes, she wants nothing but live. I've been feeding her primarily live mice lately, which is okay for now because she's only on fuzzy mice, but once she gets up to Hoppers, Jumbo, etc., I'm gonna be a little worried about her getting bit. I just don't think she'll want F/T mice that big though. She's an extremely spoiled, prissy little girl.

Anyone have much experience feeding BIG live mice to their snakes? Ever had it get seriously injured from a bite?

These guys get more ravenous as they get bigger. Soon you'll be able to toss a gym sock in there and she'll grab it. Maybe she won't swallow it...maybe...

As for as has "anyone" ever had a large mouse do damage to their snake, the answer is YES. Not me, but it happens. Not just a theoretical caution. If the snake isn't hungry, the mouse will be before long.

Well, that's the good thing about Kings, especially Southern Florida Kings. They won't give the mouse time to get hungry. I never leave food with my snake and walk away, I always make sure she eats. It's just sometimes when she's constricting the prey, they'll start nibbling on her. That really pisses her off, then she maneuvers to where the mouse can't bite her. I'm just worried that when I feed her large mice, that one little "nibble" will be able to do damage. Anyone have any experiences? What would you do to treat a bite wound for a snake?

Serious mouse bites are not only caused from leaving the mouse in with the snake when the snake is not hungry. Lots of times snakes have been bitten by the mice that they are constricting. I personally don't have any experience with this because I don't feed live, but my friend's kingsnake was badly bitten while it was constricting the mouse, and the snake still has a visible scar. Many other people on the forum have bad experiences with feeding live too.