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Originally Posted by Mrs InsaneOne
The pets that have died for whatever reason, they get stored in the freezer until we can bury them out back. Just because tossing them out or feeding them to the kings hurts to much because we form attachments to the snakes even if they don't with us.
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It's different from person to person, and no answer is right or wrong.
I get attached to my pets...heck, even some of my livestock (breeder birds, etc.). I am not, however, attached to their dead bodies. Once they die, they're no longer my pets. The bodies are just empty shells. I keep mementos and photos for memories...the corpses are just lumps of dead tissue.
I personally love the idea of feeding culled hatchlings to other animals. It completes the cycle of life, reduces waste. Too bad I don't have a kingsnake. I do, however, feed my deformed button quail to my corns.
The bottom line is that everyone has a different way of disposing of dead animals. As long as it's within the law (you will probably get a ticket for tossing a dead dog into a lake), do what's convenient for you. If you want to get every animal mounted at a taxidermist, go for it. If you prefer to stockpile in the deep freezer, good for you. If you bury each one in the backyard with its own commemorative nameplate, great. If you feed it to your kingsnake, then kudos to you for recycling.