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Anonymous
First off, not ALL corn snakes are picky about live food vs. frozen food. Some of them might not eat dead rodents after eating a live one, but that doesn't mean that ALL of them will act that way. Some do, some don't. If you want to feed your snake live prey then it might refuse to eat pre-killed prey in the future, but it's by no means certain.
Wild-caught lizards might have parasites, but again that is no means certain. In fact, if the anole looks healthy then most likely it doesn't have parasites. While feeding wild-caught prey is indeed a risk, it is nothing more than that--a RISK, not a death sentance.
If you wanted to feed other prey you could always get an anole (or whatever), freeze it for a couple of weeks and then thaw it out and feed it. Long-term freezing will kill most parasites so frozen wild-caught prey is very safe.
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