How do you feel when feeding mice, rats, etc.?

I work pest control and after seeing what rodents can do I have NO issues pre killing or feeding them live.

I don't really feel bad about it..... I mean that's how the food chain goes. I always feed live because they are more nutrient than frozen but I got to say that some times I do feel lil sad when I feed small mice they do look kinda fuzzy you know lol

i love feeding time it's like watching kids at mcdonaldslolollololo:banana:

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Originally Posted by reaper99

I don't really feel bad about it..... I mean that's how the food chain goes. I always feed live because they are more nutrient than frozen but I got to say that some times I do feel lil sad when I feed small mice they do look kinda fuzzy you know lol

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How do you measure that observation regarding nutrients?

I actually think it's kind of cute. At his last feed Ari took a fuzzy tail first and I couldn't help but think that his tiny baby bp mouth open with a cute little fuzzy mouse sticking out of it was almost too cute for words. I don't think I could feel that way about feeding live though. . .I know that the f/t mice I'm feeding Ari were killed quickly and humanely. They probably had better lives and deaths than the vast majority of animals killed for human consumption.

Both my ball python and mexican king snake have a taste for the finer things in life. Guess I've spoiled them a bit. They will only eat pan seared mice in virgin olive oil (2-3 minutes tops depending on mouse size). Then, im required to drizzle a mix of strawberry flavored balsamic vinegar and sesame seeds with a sprig of thyme on top. Occasionally they prefer a sprig of pesto-basil.

I LOL when I feed rats and mice to my snakes. Is something wrong with me? :P

I absolutely have no problem dropping in a live mouse or ASf for my Bp's without any regret, but like a lot of others I have problems with feeding rats. I've kept them as pets and they have unique personalities like dogs....I just can't feed live rats. Having said that I have a pastel girl that's refusing to eat, and 4 new pinkies...I'm gonna have to put one in with her and see if she'll take it. If she does I'm gonna cry, cause it's a baby :tears:

i feed f/t and i enjoy feeding time.my bp has an amazing feeding response and sometimes makes me laugh,especially when shes hanging out in her tree,shoots out of her hide,strikes vertically or swallows backwards.i have seen a friend of mine feed live and it doesnt bother me,i used to raise rats in elementary to feed my teachers snake and felt no remorse.but if its a live pinky or fuzzy i would definately feel something,they are just so cute.so i voted the mid..

my ex also had a pet rat named Sasha that was the most amazing rat ever,so much personality.that rat would hang out on your shoulders and just chill.if you talked to her she would look at you.a very smart rat,i would definately feel bad if the live mouse or rat had personality like that and i would keep it. when i was a kid i chose which rats were next by which ones were just stupid and annoying,i protected the ones with personality..

i hate micee and rats, im glad i feeed them i feel bad for bunny rabbits who get fed to the big guys like burms and retics etc.

i dont feel anything..granted i only feed my snakes f/t but i used to feed my monitor lizard live and that didn't bother me either..i asked my mom to pick me up some food for him once and she brought me a rat pup..ugh..i took it back to the store and got mice lol..i couldnt do it. later on down the line i actually ended up with two dumbo rats as pets and they were great

but no..i feel nothing for the f/t mice i just want my snake to be happy and healthy

I feel like I should be sad because a lot of people would be, but I really don't feel sad at all. It's like I'm expected to be sad so it's almost like I want to be because of this, but in the end I really don't like mice/rats much.

No feelings about it , I feed rabbits , rats, all types of rodents, I do prekill before I feed but just for the safety of my reptiles.

Just snake food, but that doesnt mean I am not grateful for having them and what they provide for my guys.

I've had to look after my friends snakes plenty times when he's been away, and they all eat live. I've had to go and buy a mouse or rat from the pet store, and feed it to the snakes, and on one particularly fiesty rat, I had to stun it a bit, and it doesn't really bother me. Having said that, I will be feeding F/T when I get my python, it just seems a little more fair on the rodent.

It's hard when you love both animals. Over the past four years, I've had at least 30 pet rats. Most of my income went to the rats, but I was fine with it because it made me happy making them happy. Two of my girls had a litter.. And well, yea, that's the story.
Then I held a snake for the first time, and got hooked. xD I've gotten used to feeding f/t so I don't really mind it. Although, I never fed a rat to a snake, just mice. Oh not yet anyway.