I do feed live. My guys staple diet is gut loaded crickets alternated with dubia and occasional waxworms; they have also taken butterworms, hornworms, & earthworms. I'm just looking for alternates, especially in case of emergency or inability to obtain feeders at any point due to weather, etc. Also thinking about trying it on my problem child, Honey-Lime, who has been digestively sensitive from the beginning (likely due to the effects of the coccidiosis they originally came with from Petco).