Can corns eat hamsters?

Almase said:

Well, I guess I'll call petshop tomorrow and ask for the manager because I deal with her when I get the dog nails clipped. I'll ask her. If she confirms they will not buy them then i will try one more petshop. Because I only live near two. If they dont take them then I think I'll ask a couple friends on myspace. If they dont want them, then its off to the freezer they go.

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If they are a pair why not breed them and get the pinkies from them? Make them work for a living in your house. Why are these such a disposable pet for you?? I am sorry if you got easily bored with these guys, what is going to stop the boredom with your snake?

lol...Well, I dont think they opposite sexes. I've had them for along time. To be honest with you the hamsters were an impulse buy. I've always liked reptiles and amphibians. I wont get bored with a snake because I've had a snake before and I really liked it. But I moved down to Georgia and had to get rid of it because I was living with my mother and I couldnt get it down there. I think I also got the hamsters because I had a gf and I thought I needed a cute pet for when she came over. LOL It did score me some points having a cute pet. haha I just dont want the hamsters anymore. I want to use their tub for my snake. I have a few tubs over here (because where theres horses theres tubs) and I am planning on making a neat little settup for my room with tubs. I can get some maybe 4inch wide pvc pip and connect it to a bunch of tubs thruought my room. That way I can have one large tub for like the living room for the snake. I can make like a small bucket or something for his hide (A couple of them) and make other little rooms. You know what I mean? I think it will be kinda a fun project. I got the materials. Except the pipe, but that isnt a problem. You guys think thats a good idea? It would be more like a den kinda deal with tunnels like some snakes live in. I dont know if Corns are underground tunnel snakes though. But im sure it'd love the settup. What do you all think?

Just my opinion here.....let the chips fall where they may,,,,

You have 2 FRIENDLY hamsters that arent hurting anyone that you are tired of after buying them impulsively for the sole reason to impress a girl......

You want the tub they reside in so you can make some kind of funky habitrail for your snake, which it really doesn't need in the first place.

If you can't get a petshop to buy them you want to feed them to your snake, even though there is a chance your snake might not want to go back to mice later.

Sounds a little irresponsible and immature to me, to tell you the truth.

I hope you at least CO2 the poor things first and don't throw them into the freezer alive. That really IS a cruel death.

Agreed.
I also wonder if your new desire to feed your hamsters away came after you were booted from the hamster forum?
Maybe (seeing as how you're a new corn snake owner) that's the blackmail that has everyone biting their tongues for you here?
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I'm sure you're a swell guy (despite your presentation) but you seem like you're trying to bait people.

That was not the sole reason to impress the girl. Impressing had nothing to do with it. lol how do you impress somone with a hamster. It was just a cute little thing I thought she'd like. Cause she likes little rodents. Im not going to start in on this again or I am going to lose my temper. It has NOTHING to do with immaturity. What the hell am I supposed to do with two hamsters I am getting rid of if no one will take them? Personally I dont care if you think its cruel or not. I'll smash the little bastards under my foot if I feel like it just to piss you off. So can it on how I treat a hamster. Theres people dying in Iraq, there are child slaves in China, there are people kidnapped for sex slaves in Ukraine and all you talk about is if I CO2 a hamster!?

Why would I wanna feed my hamster to a snake just cause I got booted? Where is the logic? Are you an idiot? How is that "blackmail"? Do you know what that word means? I didnt try to bait anyone into anything. I simply asked a question and things got carried further and further away from the topic. What the hell is the big deal if its a hamster or a mouse? Seriously? How is it cruel if I wanna feed a pet hamster but not a feeder mouse? Is it the word "Pet" that gets you guys going? What if I bought the hamsters as feeders to begin with and I just didnt have a snake at the time? Is that better? And I am not a new cornsnake owner. I just got one again since along time ago. See, what I said to Stars is "baiting" her.

LMAO.

Firstly, I know people are dying in Iraq, I've seen it first-hand. I don't post much about it here because this is a corn snake forum, not because I care more about your hamsters.
I understand you're a young guy with some radical ideas trying to find out who he is and hopefully find his place and people that love him. Best of luck to you in that regard. I hope you change the world for the better and everyone admires you for it.

For a start, you might want to just reread the things you type, to see what kind of respect you're showing other people. That won't compromise your ideals or opinion a bit.

As far as the hamsters go, I don't really care what you do with them as much as I care how you treat people here.

And "accept me or the hamsters get it" is blackmail..

Just a suggestion (remember I'm NOT a hamster lover). Why not offer them to a local school if they're really friendly? I've only ever met 1 hamster that didn't try to take my finger off, so maybe I'm biased, but really friendly hamsters sound like someone would want them.
You might have more luck with the petshop manager, at my local shop I've traded some of the prettier mice for dry goods through the manager who I've known for years. When I'd spoken to one of the assisstants she was really snotty about it and said there was no way they'd do it.
If you do decide to kill and freeze the hamsters, I have another suggestion. When I buy frozen mice that've been co2'd, they are twisted into shapes that suggest to me that they don't die cleanly. I actually have to relax out their bodies to make them easier for the snakes to deal with after they're defrosted. The mice I kill at home with a swift blow to the back of the head relax out as they die. I live in town now but grew up in the country with family running farms, and was always told the best thing is to raise feed animals well, and give them a quick, clean death.

Almase said:

It has NOTHING to do with immaturity.

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Almase said:

Personally I dont care if you think its cruel or not. I'll smash the little bastards under my foot if I feel like it just to piss you off.

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You were saying something about immaturity?

I know what Almase can do with his hamsters. I bet he has some duct tape.

I thought I needed a cute pet for when she came over.

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That was not the sole reason to impress the girl. Impressing had nothing to do with it.

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I believe that is what they call a question of semantics.

Regards,
Steve

Yeah uh, Steve, if I wanted to impress her I would of jumped on my horse bareback and ride the bastard standing up. You dont impress somone with a little pile of fur. Do you understand the difference in the little cuteness so she'd think "aww thats cute" not "OH! Im impressed! You have hamsters".

Flagg. That wasnt immature what I said. Thats making a point.

Thats true Diamond. You should raise feed animals well and give them a quick clean death. Its not like I would disect it while its still alive or anything haha.

Tom E. I know exactly who I am. I dont need to reflect on myself, or where im heading. I am exactly who I want to be. People who show me respect, I give them respect. People who I feel are being pricks, I treat them like pricks. People who make smart ass comments like "I understand you're a young guy with some radical ideas trying to find out who he is and hopefully find his place and people that love him" are pricks. "Accept me or the hamsters" is NOT "blackmail". It would be "blackmail" if I said "If you dont accept what I am going to do then I will torture the hamsters" do you see the difference? I came here and asked a simple question and some of you turned it into something totally different. Frankly, what I do with my hamsters is really none of your business. If I want to tie it up by its little feet and hang it from the ceiling there is nothing you can do about it. That is my business. Now I wouldnt do that. But the point is there isnt any point coming in here and telling me what to do, or what I do is wrong because its just a waste of my time to have to write these long letters saying there is nothing you can do about it. Do you see what I am saying? Now can we get off this hamster crap before I DO decide to just smash the crap out of them and end it myself? Thank you.

Almase--

If you ask people for their opinions, you can't really expect everyone to share your's. If you don't care, or don't want to hear, what other people think, than you shouldn' post topics that ask for opinions.

It seems as though some of your posts are blatant attempts to inflame people. Now, I'm not trying to tell you how you should or shouldn't act, but respect is something that is highly regarded around here, even if 2 people don't agree with each other. We try to keep it that way.

Sometimes it best to just let it go, and walk away. Some people are not ever going to agree with how you might choose to do things. So what? Is it really that important? It's just a couple of hamsters. Do whatever you want to do with them, just don't "brag" about to people who don't agree with it...

Almase,
I didn't feel like reading all the pages of this thread but let get back on topic.

Would I feed dwarf hamsters to a my corn snake??? Maybe??? :shrugs:
The size of them would be one issue. But the way I present than to the snake would be the main issue. I did the stun and breaking the neck thing.
but it didn't feel right with it. But that just me, so I switch to f/t mice.

So you sound like a hunting type, regular Joe. Do what you are comfortable with. You received enough oppions on the subject.
Now move on.

tyflier types faster.
But same idea.

Oh no no. I just asked if they could eat them. I just wanted A yes or no. Its just SOME people turned it into something bigger by getting more into. But like I said, I only give respect where respect is deserved and I do not care if other think I deserve it back. But anywho, I tried to end it in my last reply. Yes, I also did say things to inflame people. That is a hobby of mine when people are being stupid.

But to move on. I just caught a little tiny house mouse, its about the size of a quarter. (Its body) but its furry and stuff. Is there any way I could make it healthy if it does have a disease? Seems I remember in frog forums people say to feed mice something that makes them healthy. Do you know?

I think that isn't cruel at all at least u puttin them to good use cuz ur savin urself money, feeding ur snake, and getting rid of them but i think that nothin is cruel thats just my opinion but as long as u make sure they dont get at ur snake it shold b fine

I guess some people just aint killers u feel me

Yep. I know. I just gave that mouse I caught to my cat and had a blast watching the cat play with the mouse. Some people are just soft.

Why is anyone even replying to this thread anymore! Its damn obvious Almase is going to do whatever he wants with those furry wee things no matter what ANYONE says?

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Almost 100 replies and no productive conclusion... Jeez let the guy have his way. Its people who KEEP responding to these kinds of threads when there is no REAL debate or productive outcome that get me miffed off :shrugs:

I know you all have better things to do.

LOL Thank you Montage. Thats right. No point in telling me what to do. All this was about was asking if snakes would eat them, and I got my answer already. No one has a problem with a snake eating a hamster so why are we still talking about it? haha That was rhetorical. Dont answer.