Can You Feed Quail to Corns?

[MegF.]

I think most commercially prepared mice for feeding are euthanized using CO2, which is painless. The mice simply become anoxic, become unconscious, and die.

 

[galaxip]

The dissenting opinion

Folks, I apologize. I'll try to belay my ranting behavior in future.
I guess this topic just tuned me up.

But, it does amaze me that a violent blow to the cranium would be considered 'more' humane. It may have quickness going for it, but that is about all I can see. Any 'benefit' is moot to a dead mouse.

So a blow to the head has the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia's seal of approval?? Heh. Then it must be good, huh?
Nah. Being official doesn't make it a fact.

I love mice and I hate I hate I HATE feeding mousies to Nake and Baby Nake... I mean I really hate it.
But snakes gotta eat, and mouse is on the menu.

It's not the idea of euthanasia that I scorn really, but rather the idea that it MUST be practiced. That's very presumptuous, not in the best interest of all parties (def. not the snake), and of debatable value to the mouse IMO.

 

[galaxip]

I don't mean to start a flame, I am just near-neurotically sceptical about any opinion marked with an official stamp of approval.

 

[Spitfire]

Re: Sick World

Everywhere in the world, people of remedial conviction are led by people of retarded intellect and reprohensible conduct.

Only offer Politically Correct food items to our pets?
I'm so mad I could spit.

Who's the creep who decides what is a humane method of execution, BTW? Like freezing is fun. Or maybe a blow to the head is considered a pleasure?

'Humane Death' is a nonsense; suffering is subjective, is <i>not</i> measurable; dead is dead.

I guarantee you it takes my snake less time to kill prey than the Frigidaire does. At least the snake offers a 'natural' alternative. That's not much consolation to the mouse, but honestly: What would be?

I have to agree. Who really does go out and decide "humane" methods of death. As said, dead is dead. It's not like anyone has experienced it themselves to go and say which was is humane or not.

 

[Darin Chappell]

A question was asked, and I provided an answer without further commentary. Believe what you want. However, as correct as you are about a seal of approval not making it right, neither does it make it wrong.

I only pre-kill my mice to make sure my snakes aren't injured while feeding them. I couldn't care less what happens to the mouse one way or another.

 

[moreptiles]

The issue of acting in a socially correct manner when it comes to feeding our reptiles is important. Right now, costs associated with purchases of food items are reasonable. But be aware, that if the activist folks have their way, it will not be. Here are two examples.

One of the major pet store chains in our area has stopped selling feeder mice and f/t mice because of complaints from other pet owners about how inhumane it is to feed rodents, especially live rodents to reptiles. Now are these "pet owners" really pet owners, or are they just activists.

A supplier now charges an extra 50 bucks to ship an order to a home address rather than a business address because of threats by animal rights activists to cause trouble to the trucks.

So let us keep a very reserved approach to this subject and avoid making overt descriptions of methods of euthanasia. Maybe we should start calling them carrots instead.

And by the way, I prefer feeding frozen and thawed carrots over raw ones.

Mark