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Something I just had to try once.

rachel132002 said:
Hmmm this disturbs me majorly, maybe cuz I'm a girl but really WHY WHY WHY do you want to see some poor little mouse get CRUSHED to death, I've seen it and didn't enjoy it one bit, I HATE watching fuzzys wander round in cages with their eyes 1/2 shut TRYING to find an escape route just so they aren't killed. Each to their own but UGH NO!

Rach
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LOL...being a girl has NOTHING to do with it. I see it as just feeding the snake, as long as it doesn't get hurt. I have seen a pig slaughtered in the dominican and then we ate it for lunch. It doesn't bother me because I know when I eat meat, someone had to kill it, as long as I have no attachment to the rodent, I will be fine and probably try it once with a little mouse.
 
live or frozen

Hi Rachel,

I think it must be a 'man' thing to enjoy watching live food get killed and devoured. Not something that agrees with me. :puke01: Maybe u 'men' could close your eyes if you MUST use live food. :duck:

thank you

:)
 
Booy, I sure opened up a BIIG OLE can of worms, didnt I??? So sorry...LOL

:laugh: I just wanted to see my snake eat a live pinky just once. I probably wont ever do it again. I did kind of feel sorry for the pinky. I would never want to feed my snake a live adult mouse only to see the snake get injured. I would only try such a thing if I could be 100% sure that my snake would win the fight.
I always feed frozen-thawed except for that ONE INSTANCE. Like I said before...the frozen-thawed hoppers were running late in the mail, mainly because of my procrastination. On the other hand...to those who would say that feeding any kind of live mouse to a snake is being cruel to the mouse, I would say that....It happens in nature every day. Owning a pet snake, I take issue with those people who ask why I would want a pet snake when I have to feed it mice. These are the same people who have pets like dogs...which are more "conventional". What these people forget is that, your pet dog is descended from the wild wolf. And, let me tell u something...in the wild...ALPO DOESN'T GROW ON TREES...LOL Your pet dog would be part of a pack which would hunt down some sort of grazing animal and the pack would attack the grazing animal and BRUTALLY kill it. Maybe thats a little bit off-topic, but I just wanted to throw that in. When you have any kind of pet, you have to remember that all pets come from the wild. You might have to trace the lineage of the dog much further than the corn snake, but they are still wild. Dogs and cats are predators just like snakes and ferrets and a lot of other animals. In nature, you only have 2 choices, you can be a predator...or you can be a vegetarian...or a little bit of both. Predators USUALLY have to kill their prey. That's a fact.
Please take note of Exhibit A(predator vs. prey) ----------------> :eatsmiley

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live or frozen

hi fsqwert,

:uhoh: Just a couple of points here :grin01:

to those who would say that feeding any kind of live mouse to a snake is being cruel to the mouse, I would say that....It happens in nature every day
Dogs and cats are predators just like snakes and ferrets and a lot of other animals. People don't feed live birds and mice to their cats
Predators USUALLY have to kill their prey. That's a fact.In nature ie; in their NATURAL habitat

:idea: :dancer:

thank you
 
I think we're missing a fundamental issue right here it seems as I re-read through these posts.

One group of people thinks it's abhorrently wrong to feed live...look where most live, the UK.

The other group chooses to do what they please when it comes to that...they live elsewhere.


I just think that growing up and living in different places with different laws gives us different morals, artificial or not.

What people in the UK choose to do, thats their business, they can feed f/t till the sun goes down if they want to. Fine by me. They can break the law and feed live, again, fine by me. Whatever floats yer boat.

I'm just thanking my lucky stars that I don't have laws that govern how I feed and take care of my pets. God Bless the ole US of A.


Not trying to step on any toes here, just pointing out what I see is an obvious fact. We each do things differently for different reasons, we just need to realize that and accept the fact that we happen to live in different places with completely different frames of mind and different laws.


The difference of cats and dogs is that they're domesticated. They'll eat anything you give them because thats the way we ended up breeding them to be. Hell my cats will eat corn and peas if I let them. I'm sure before they got to where they are now, they only wanted fresh meat. Snakes are a little newer on the scene and progression of domestication than cats or dogs are. Thats the difference I see. Maybe in a few hundred years they'll be eating snake food out of a can, who knows.
 
marg said:
Hi Rachel,

I think it must be a 'man' thing to enjoy watching live food get killed and devoured. Not something that agrees with me. :puke01: Maybe u 'men' could close your eyes if you MUST use live food. :duck:

thank you

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I am not a man...."hero" is in my name because "Hero of The Day" is my fav. song. :)
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truce on the question 'live or frozen'

I am not a man...."hero" is in my name because "Hero of The Day" is my fav. song.

hi hero :wavey:

My comments were made to rachel as she is obviously female.
I only said it jokingly, not to offend or upset anyone! :laugh:


I enjoy reading all the comments.........they are very informative and helpful


thank you
 
Everyone has brought up some good points on why and why not to feed live, like marge said...very informative! :cheers:
 
I noticed the UK thing too lol, our laws are something round you should avoid feedin live unless the animal will take nothing but live and no live feedings hsould be done in a public establishmetn where it can be publically seen.

Another question/point though, I was told snakes will become dependant on live if fed that and seeing how we struggle ot get babies onto f/t before selling them is this not tempting fate and taking a step back as if it does become dependant surely you have to take the risk of the snake being injured by having to feed an adult mouse/rat?

Rach
 
"I noticed the UK thing too lol, our laws are something round you should avoid feedin live unless the animal will take nothing but live and no live feedings hsould be done in a public establishmetn where it can be publically seen".

wow interesting i have not got my snake yet but im gonna feed him live pinkies casue my mum dont want pinkies in the frigde and my friends breeding mouses so i can get pinkies off him still i dont know if im gonna give my snake live mouses when hes older

ps i cant wait til i get my snake its so annoying i have to wait for ages well a couple of weeks lol
 
Hey Taceas...I just got back on here today to see if anybody responded to my comment. Thank you for at least SEEING MY POINT. By what you said, I'm sure you understand that dogs and cats only eat ALPO and Purina because we have conditioned them to do that. Originally, they were eating only fresh meat, and killing their prey the same way that some peoples pet snakes do now. And, right now on the market, there is what you would call "snake food in a can"...well, sort of...They are called "snake steak sausages".

"And...thats all I have to say about that" (Forrest Gump)
LOL
 
MR LEE always gets his meals live . i think that it serves him better physically when he seeks out the prey, attacks the prey and then constricts the prey . his new viv i built is 40 by 40 square by 16 high thats p l e n t y of space 2 roam around in i took his old tank and put it into the new 1 as a slaughter house and thats where he usually catches them las feed was sunday and they ( 2 mice ) were very energetic so he got a good workout . the 2nd mouse he caught by the tail as it was trying to cross a log and he wrapped it up hind legs were on bottom and the fore legs and head were on top as if he were praying . he had the tail of that critter stretched out tight as a tick . i also noticed that as he was wrapping it up he would keep his body away from the head of the critter til it was coiled up around it good enough. but i tried f/t he went back into his box . but as for the adult rats when he gets bigger i will kill those just prior to feeding time .
 

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Are you saying that your snake gets some beneficial exercise from hunting down his prey? You definately have a right to your opinion, but one day when his dinner eats him you might have second thoughts. I know this live/ft argument has been beaten to death, but dang, that may be one of the lamest reasons for live feeding that I've heard. Just my opinion of course. :crazy02:
 
hiya :wavey:

Darin said............."that may be one of the lamest reasons for live feeding that I've heard"

I agree....it seems like slithering got more excited bout it than his
snake :poke:


feeding snakes is NOT a spectator sport :headbang:

thank you
 
Just my two cents...

I'm not one to say what's good for the goose is good for the gander...different strokes for different folks (and their snakes) is what I believe. I feed live mice, and while it may not be a spectator sport, one cannot deny that it is a truly amazing thing to be able to see. To each his own! (And remember...we're all here because we share one thing in common...a love for our snakes!)
;)
 
hiya Bekah :wavey:

one cannot deny that it is a truly amazing thing to be able to see.

I don't deny it, I agree it is amazing :)

but I really, really don't like graphic details, :puke01:

we all know some prefer to feed live, some have to, and some prefer frozen.......but we don't need the details.

yes we do love our snakes............ :crazy02:

thank you
 
i really do laugh at some of you people and your comments. as for the spectator sport of it well i guess your right there because myself and my 4 kids all watch the action . oh and another thing opinions are like the old a$$hole everybody has got 1. this is a forum about snakes for the people.
but what the hell i have always said this i take everything as constructive criticism. thanx 4 all your comments regarding my posted reply 2 another post ya'll have a great and wonderful day. :grin01:
 
hiya :wavey:

what ages are your children? ( just curious :) )

how do they react to it?? ( just curious :) )



do they watch for education or entertainment??

thank you
 
Just wanted to remind everyone on this thread, as others have said before me... everyone has his or her own opinions and just because you do not agree with that opinion does not give you the right to criticize others. Try to keep an open mind when reading others opinions. Thanx

"A mind is a wheel that has gone flat, until you change it."
 
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