Re: Nothing like a verbal assault from Petsmart....
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Originally Posted by
Rhasputin
At the very least, any snake should eat pre-killed.
In the UK it's against the law to feed live animals to snakes. The law says you can't 'Cause the animal any un-necessary harm' and specifically, you have to euthanize the animal first, or it goes through un-necessary pain according to that law.
I deff. see what you are saying, and I think it is much easier to feed F/T, but in the states a lot of times if you don't start your snake on F/T then getting him or her to switch can be a huge pain, especially if you have a picky BP. I know a lot of people that don't want to risk switching when there snake that just cost a few thousand dollars isn't eating because they don't like F/T. The easiest thing for them to do in that situation is just toss a live in. Really even is same concept even if your snakes are not top of the line and expensive. You can probably make the switch eventually when its been a few months and your snake is absolutely starving, but not many people want to put themselves or there snakes through that unless there is no other option.
Re: Nothing like a verbal assault from Petsmart....
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Rhasputin
At the very least, any snake should eat pre-killed.
In the UK it's against the law to feed live animals to snakes. The law says you can't 'Cause the animal any un-necessary harm' and specifically, you have to euthanize the animal first, or it goes through un-necessary pain according to that law.
Sorry couldn't disagree with this post more.
If "at the very least, any snake should eat pre-killed" then explain why almost every snake breeder feeds live?
Also what the UK does, doesn't mean it's what we should do either. NY city all boas and pythons are illegal, maybe we should follow those laws also.
Re: Nothing like a verbal assault from Petsmart....
Hi,
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Originally Posted by
Rhasputin
In the UK it's against the law to feed live animals to snakes.
No it isn't.
This comes up fairly often even in the UK though. It is illegal to feed one live animal to another for the purposes of entertainment though. So all those youtube videos of idiots whoopping and cheering on the action would result in prosecutions.
It is illegal to mistreat any animal or withold vetinary treatment from an animal you know requires it. So if you bring home a live feeder animal you would be wise to have an enclosure suitable for it along with food and water in case it gets refused - but that holds true everywhere as simply common sense.
I'm not saying the RSPCA or SSPCA are exactly happy about it and might ask you some questions about procedure etc but it is most definately legal to feed a live rodent to your snake.
The problem with this is the RSPCA couldn't find their bum with both hands in their back pockets in regards to reptiles 99% of the time. :rolleyes:
It may be worth noting however that the reason I wince every time I read a post telling someone to bash a rodent over the head or put it in a pillowcase and swing it against a wall is that, over here, you would be charged with animal cruelty and every single animal you own confiscated and rehomed.
And it would be years before you were allowed to own any animal again - if you ever were at all.
dr del
Re: Nothing like a verbal assault from Petsmart....
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Originally Posted by
dr del
The problem with this is the RSPCA couldn't find their bum with both hands in their back pockets in regards to reptiles 99% of the time. :rolleyes:
:rofl:
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Originally Posted by
dr del
It may be worth noting however that the reason I wince every time I read a post telling someone to bash a rodent over the head or put it in a pillowcase and swing it against a wall is that, over here, you would be charged with animal cruelty and every single animal you own confiscated and rehomed.
And it would be years before you were allowed to own any animal again - if you ever were at all.
Indeed.
