Why Choose a Pre-Killed Pray to Feed Your Snake
January 3, 2009 by Pet Snake Hobbyist
Filed under Snake Supplies
Why Choose a Pre-Killed Pray to Feed Your Snake
Why should you feed your pet snake pre-killed prey when it is more exciting to have him kill a live one? Pre-killed prey may not be exciting but it is one of the most important aspects in pet snake care.
Snakes are carnivorous in nature.
In the wild they eat birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, worms, insects and mammals. Feeding your snake will not be a problem due to the variety of choices. Your pet snake diet’s either consists of live prey or pre-killed prey. Live prey can be live mice, gerbils, and chicks. These animals are its living condition.
While pre-killed pray are animals that are already dead and are uncooked. The difference between the two is not about whether the prey is cooked or not. Snakes don’t require the food to be cooked. The ultimate difference is in the freshness of the meat.
Live preys are at its freshest forms since the animals are still alive when you offer it as a food. Blood is still pumping from and into its heart. While pre-killed animals are like the meats you got from the supermarkets where in you store in a freezer until the time comes when you need it.
Proper pet snake care urges the use of pre-killed prey since it cannot hurt your snake. A live prey doesn’t just offer itself as a sacrifice. It will fight back and can potentially harm your pet snake. In defending for its life, it can scratch, bite, and even blind your pet snake.
So it is better to use pre-killed prey to ensure that your snake will not be harmed during the feeding frenzy. Your ultimate goal in pet snake care is preventing harm to your snake.