Do you really call this natural?


Snake lives in tank, owner buys rat/mouse and throws mouse/rat into cage. Rat cannot escape because there is glass all around him. Snake catches rat/mouse who has no means of escaping and dies.


That is NOT natural! In the wild the rat/mouse would at least have a chance of running away. For animals that are stunned and not eaten, they just died for nothing.


I will NEVER feed live food unless it is insects. My brothers corn snake was ripped in half by rats, and while working at the vets a Boa was brought in who was literally devoured by a rat. It's not just bad for the rat/mouse but potentially harmful to the snake as well. This snake was missing his tail to about a third way up his body, was bit in both eyes, his bottom jaw was gone, and he had four huge holes in his body where the rat ate him alive. Thankfully through surgery and a lot of intensive care the snake lived..............total vet bill: over 2,000 dollars!


As far as frozen animals being less quality that is just simply not true. Snakes live long lives being fed frozen, and are most often times healthier not being subjected to mites etc.


As far as a Ball Python eating mice, what on earth are you going to feed it when it reaches maturity? A mouse will simply be a little speck of food to a snake that big.