Just a LIL guilt?

Hello and What up folks! I just recently went back to breeding mice & rats and was going to feed one of my bigger Ball pythons with some small rats that I have been keeping in a 30 long with a screened top well anyways I get to see them much more than a rack right? Well when I went to feed all the rats were of course all curled up sleeping so I pulled 1 of the 3 males I have left over and Bamm! heard the Hit! Well it was a cute little fuzzy haired rat with those pretty little black eyes and I kinda felt bad to be honest. I have gotten used to the frozen thawed orders that require none of that! I am by no means a sissy but was wondering if anybody has feed a rat that they were like Damm I wish I would have keep him or her as they were just to CUTE to feed?:D

I have those moments, but then the next litter comes and you have more babies to look at.
I am breeding for pet quality and my babies are super friendly. Talk about feeling bad when they all run up to you instead of away when you reach in to grab them.

I know the feeling... Oh how I wish all my snakes would eat f/t. I'm just glad only 2 are picky and only eat live.

I must say I will thump a Mouse in the cage and not think twice but Rats are very similar to Humans in some of their actions and are so Much cuter personality wise! lol

Ya I know that feeling, i breed fancy pet ones for feeders but i sell lots of pets too.I normal feel worse when I'm gassing off large amounts cuz I feed live but can't have too big a surplus so I gas freeze and try and sell or give away the extras. There's one male I have now that's cute as crap he runs to my hand since his eyes opened, he's to cute ill try and sell him as a bet or maybe keep a new breeder male lol. At times it's worse then keeping snakes! Too much cuteness lol ok done with my rambling :)

I just think that none of them can possibly be cooler than the mouse in the green mile so they aren't worthy.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I just think that none of them can possibly be cooler than the mouse in the green mile so they aren't worthy.

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What was that mouses name again? It's on the tip of my brain but won't come out

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Originally Posted by carlson

What was that mouses name again? It's on the tip of my brain but won't come out

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Mr. Jingles. That was a good movie.

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Originally Posted by carlson

It's on the tip but won't come out

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:rofl:

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

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Hahaha whoops

I almost feel bad, but then I remember what they were bred for in the first place. Some do get to be spared though, thats how we got Captain Rat-Face, he was due to be boa food but he just stood out to much and was kept

I feel bad every time, but that's life.

Eh they're bred for meat, same as cows, pigs, chickens... or dogs if you're Asian :D

I felt a little bad the first couple times but I got over it. I felt kinna bad the first time I gassed a whole litter of baby rats I had raised up. I feel bad slightly if I have to feed off one I liked a lot and was going to keep but had something go wrong with it health-wise.

The first few times always hurt the most, just keep going, it gets better.

I feed F/T only so that isn't an issue for me but, I can see how some of your feeders could become like more of a pet.
Rats are cool little animals in their own right after all.
So, no I don't think you are unusual at all or "wussy" for feeling regret.
If you continue breeding and feeding live I would suggest taking steps to not become attached to your snake food as a pet.

I actually used to have pet rats looooong before I ever thought I'd ever own, or even want snakes. They make my allergies crazy so I didn't get any more after they passed. I had one seriously live to be 7 years old, and she ate candy all the time. She might have lived longer but she developed a tumor the size of a golfball.