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Frozens
- Thread starter calistar
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Suzy
Shazoooooo!
I would definitely keep feeding it f/t (frozen thawed) if it's already on them. The pros to f/t significantly outweigh the cons. If you feed frozen, you don't have to worry about the mouse injuring the snake, or parasites, and you don't have to run out once every 5 - 7 days to get a live mouse from the pet store.
The only con i've run into thus far was the fact that my freezer went kaput and I lost my frozen feeders. If you've got a good freezer, that's nothing to worry about.
Buzzard
two corny
Yes... f/t(Frozen/Thawed)is the safe way to go. First its easy to store the right size food item for your snake. Thawing out is not hard to do. You can buy in bulk. This means you do not have to make the weekly trip to the pet shop. You can even order online and have them delivered to your door.
Feeding live, as the snake gets older, mice can bite your snake. Eye injurys can occur, which I personally have seen happen. It happens so quick that, even if you are watching them, you still can not do anything about it. Feeding live also puts stress on the mouse/rat. How would you feel knowing your getting squeezed to death.
I raise my own mice. It has a plus side, I can pick the perfect size mouse for my snakes. I euthanize my mice and take them directly to be eaten(freshly killed). Before I started doing this frozen mice where by far the superior product for my snakes. If it is eating f/t keep him/her on it. Some snakes never take to f/t and they are at more risk of injury and such.
Choosing between f/t(fresh killed) and live is a no brainer for me. My snakes are my babies and I would hate to see anything bad happen to them. Not that anybody is wrong for feeding live, its just not my choice.
Feeding live, as the snake gets older, mice can bite your snake. Eye injurys can occur, which I personally have seen happen. It happens so quick that, even if you are watching them, you still can not do anything about it. Feeding live also puts stress on the mouse/rat. How would you feel knowing your getting squeezed to death.
I raise my own mice. It has a plus side, I can pick the perfect size mouse for my snakes. I euthanize my mice and take them directly to be eaten(freshly killed). Before I started doing this frozen mice where by far the superior product for my snakes. If it is eating f/t keep him/her on it. Some snakes never take to f/t and they are at more risk of injury and such.
Choosing between f/t(fresh killed) and live is a no brainer for me. My snakes are my babies and I would hate to see anything bad happen to them. Not that anybody is wrong for feeding live, its just not my choice.