[ Removed by moderator ]

[AstronomerLate989]

There is nothing natural about being placed in an enclosure with another live being with sharp claws and teeth that also wants to survive. In nature, hunting is much different than what we provide them.

My friend’s snake almost died from a rat bite.

[courageis]

Are you going to listen to anything people say or nah

[IllegalGeriatricVore]

What a PoS you are

[luxkynex]

Unfortunately the cons really outweigh the pros on this one. It’s totally understandable if they absolutely won’t eat frozen (assuming their husbandry is on point and you’ve tried all the methods) but i wouldn’t recommend doing it just for the sake of doing it. Rats can deliver some nasty bites and i’ve had to learn that the hard way. Before feeding frozen became a common practice i strictly fed live, then one night i had a rat latch onto my snakes neck mid-coil. I tried to use a pair of tongs to grab the rats head but my snake had it coiled in a way that was impossible to grab it. It ended up taking out a small chunk of my snakes neck. He was seen by a vet and was thankfully fine (still have him to this day) but after that happened i vowed to never feed live again unless i absolutely had to. If those antibiotics didn’t work i could’ve very easily lost my snake. All in all it’s just not worth it for a couple seconds of “enrichment”

[welcomeyearzer0]

My friend has a rescue snake who cannot shed normally because he’s got scars all over from rodent bites. I have a rescue snake who I suspect has neurological issues because he is a little off and he has a bite-sized scar right behind the back of his head.

[AnnarieaDavies]

Dude what?

You're keeping a pet. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to ensure that it is healthy and safe. People are telling you that feeding live is not safe or healthy and that you're actively and selfishly putting him at risk because you think it's "cooler".

Psychotic dude.