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That sentence doesnt even make sense. It's much more a hassle to leave mice thawing overnight or to set them in hot water to defrost than to simply toss a mouse in a cage. As far as lazy animals go - feeding live nor f/t prey would make an animal lazier or more active in a captive environment. That is a just absurd, that would have something more to do with improper husbandry not feeding methods.
(i.e. subpar temperatures = subpar activity levels for just one example)

I beleive I brought up the point about live prey being more mentally stimulating than f/t. But... live prey is by no means the only way to provide mental stimulation to a captive reptile
(example: rearranging cage decor)

:bs2

Well im glad it entertains you to see your animal kill, a bit of a childish mindset IMO but but as long as it makes you (not your reptile) happy then that's all that counts

Besides the fact that it could attack your reptile, besides that fact that they can carry parasites that can be passed on to your pet.
Hell it's even illegal to feed live in some countries, go figure

Now I'm glad everyone could act very mature about this discussion.
Everyone knows the Pro's and Con's of feeding live, Does this thread need to continue????

:feba

<blockquote data-quote="AB^" data-source="post: 10729" data-attributes="member: 18">That sentence doesnt even make sense. It's much more a hassle to leave mice thawing overnight or to set them in hot water to defrost than to simply toss a mouse in a cage. As far as lazy animals go - feeding live nor f/t prey would make an animal lazier or more active in a captive environment. That is a just absurd, that would have something more to do with improper husbandry not feeding methods.(i.e. subpar temperatures = subpar activity levels&nbsp; for just one example)I beleive I brought up the point about live prey being more mentally stimulating than f/t. But... live prey is by no means the only way to provide mental stimulation to a captive reptile(example: rearranging cage decor)&nbsp;:bs2 Well im glad it entertains you to see your animal kill, a bit of a childish mindset IMO but but as long as it makes you (not your reptile) happy then that's all that counts&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Besides the fact that it could attack your reptile, besides that fact that they can carry parasites that can be passed on to your pet. Hell it's even illegal to feed live in some countries, go figureNow I'm glad everyone could act very mature about this discussion.Everyone knows the Pro's and Con's of feeding live, Does this thread need to continue????&nbsp; &nbsp;:feba</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AB^, post: 10729, member: 18"] That sentence doesnt even make sense. It's much more a hassle to leave mice thawing overnight or to set them in hot water to defrost than to simply toss a mouse in a cage. As far as lazy animals go - feeding live nor f/t prey would make an animal lazier or more active in a captive environment. That is a just absurd, that would have something more to do with improper husbandry not feeding methods. (i.e. subpar temperatures = subpar activity levels for just one example) I beleive I brought up the point about live prey being more mentally stimulating than f/t. But... live prey is by no means the only way to provide mental stimulation to a captive reptile (example: rearranging cage decor) :bs2 Well im glad it entertains you to see your animal kill, a bit of a childish mindset IMO but but as long as it makes you (not your reptile) happy then that's all that counts :P Besides the fact that it could attack your reptile, besides that fact that they can carry parasites that can be passed on to your pet. Hell it's even illegal to feed live in some countries, go figure Now I'm glad everyone could act very mature about this discussion. Everyone knows the Pro's and Con's of feeding live, Does this thread need to continue???? :feba [/QUOTE]

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