I have been a snake owner for about a year and a half now. The first thing I had to decide was I going to feed live or frozen food for my pet. I went on to a lot of different web sites and tried to weigh the pros and cons of both sides. I also had to decide which way worked the best for myself. Myself I went with live. But it is all up to you when you start. But I recommend that once you start you stick with what you have chosen. That way you dont stress you snake out.

One of the pros of feeding live food to your snake is that it keeps the natural instinct of the hunt in your snake. Most snakes will let you know when they are ready to eat. You will see a lot of movement and activity out of them. Another pro of feeding live prey is for exercise that the snake gets from the hunt. If your snake does not get exercise it can get over weight, which in turn makes an unhealthy snake. Next another pro of feeding live is that it can teach you about what has to happen in nature for the food chain to happen. When feeding live I always feed my snake in something other than my snakes home. I like to use a box or a plastic tub. That way my snake gets use to feeding in one thing and not in his home. Because if you feed in its home you take a chance of it thinking that when you reach in to its take that your hand is food.

Feeding frozen is also a good way to go because the food is easier to store for you. You can keep them frozen until you are ready to feed your snake. Then you just take them out and let them defrost. You wont have to worry about trying to keep your food alive and feed until your snake is ready to eat. Another good thing about feeding frozen is that when you freeze the food you kill a lot of bacterias that the food can carry. So your healthy of your snake isnt compromised. Another reason to feed frozen is for the simple reason of safety of your snake. You wont have to worry about your snake getting bitten by the mouse, rat, or rabbit you are feeding to your snake. I have seen a lot of people lose their snake to bites from its food. You will also save on your vet bills from bites from the rodent.

Whichever way you decide to go make sure that the health of your snake is the main thing you think about. You need to go and way the pros and cons of both ways. Make sure you decide which way works best for both you and your pet snake. Remember they count on you to keep them alive and happy. If you are having a hard time finding info come in and see any Zamzows pet room personal at any nine locations and they will help you get the information you will need and set you on the right path to good pet ownership.