What are the advantages of feeding my snake”prekilled” mice or rats?
There are certian advantages to feeding your snake “prekilled” mice or rats. Ball Pythons are not the most aggressive snakes in the world; tossing an aggressive rodent in with your snake could be bad news for your pet. A live rodent will often bite or gnaw on a snake if given the chance. If the snake is not hungry, it will not defend itself against a rodent attack. Snakes have been known to be seriously injured and sometimes killed by a rodent attack. Even a small mouse bite can cause problems with your snake; such as, infections leading to mouthrot or other diseases, not to mention the pain and wound inflicted to your snake. Feeding prekilled rodents prevents this from happening completely. Also, if you feed your snake frozen rodents that have been thawed out and warmed to room temperature, the freezing process kills many harmful bacteria that may be present in the rodent’s body when alive.
