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When feeders become pets
Hey guys! Didn't know where to post this so figured husbandry was best.
Yesterday I purchased my first live feeders. All my adults are on F/T but my two new babies weren't taking them. So I decided to try live. Thankfully, last minute, they both took a frozen mouse.
So I've decided to keep the little live mice as pets.
But I was just wondering if anyone's had a similar experience? Where your feeders became pets? I love animals of all types, and really hated the idea of feeding live. I would do anything necessary to ensure my snakes health, but can't lie that I'm very happy they took frozen.
Anyways, here's salt and peppa, the lucky feeder mice that get to live out their days safe and sound :)
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I have two rats. They started as rat pups that weren't eaten one week and no one else needed food at that point. I couldn't let them lay there for days without food so I fed them, planning on using them next feeding day.
Now, they have names and are much larger.
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This is my group of feeder pups that would have been left to die.(:http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...b797f329c0.jpg Two passed away, but we have four now.
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Originally Posted by Fraido
Awww! :)
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My very first feeding ever I offered a live weaned rat the snake did not take it I put it a tank with food and water and had for the next two years till it passed away just this July. Still miss him to this day.
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Originally Posted by Fraido
That is so cool. My cats tried to eat my rats :(
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Originally Posted by Smarion0006
That is so cool. My cats tried to eat my rats :(
She has her moments.. Lol. But it's just play.
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This is my baby Karma. She was bought as a feeder rat when her eyes were barely open. Her sibling was enough for my snake and that left her. It was suggested that I should kill her and freeze her, but I couldn't. She's special. I bottle fed her and now she is a very hyper little rat. She hops in my hand and cuddles with me. She is also starting to bite, so that sucks. But... yep. I love hearing about other people in the same rat/ mice boat.
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Originally Posted by Masonic
My very first feeding ever I offered a live weaned rat the snake did not take it I put it a tank with food and water and had for the next two years till it passed away just this July. Still miss him to this day.
I had a pet rat which is why I think it's so hard for me to feed live. But they are awesome little guys. I'm sorry about losing him, but I'm sure he had a much much better life than what was planned for him :)
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Originally Posted by Fraido
Oh my gosh how sweet is that :)
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This is my baby Karma. She was bought as a feeder rat when her eyes were barely open. Her sibling was enough for my snake and that left her. It was suggested that I should kill her and freeze her, but I couldn't. She's special. I bottle fed her and now she is a very hyper little rat. She hops in my hand and cuddles with me. She is also starting to bite, so that sucks. But... yep. I love hearing about other people in the same rat/ mice boat.
That's exactly what they told me. If the pup wasn't eaten I should kill and freeze it. I couldn't bring myself to do that. I'm loving hearing everybody's stories. Glad I started the thread and get to see all these adorable saved babies :)
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I'm recently restarting my keeping of snakes and in the past I had no problem buying a live mouse or rat, taking it home and whacking it against a table or with a heavy spoon to stun or kill it. I just recently acquired a baby Ball Python and his first feeding was this past sunday. I told the guy at the pet store to pick me a small mouse. It was all brown. After he was boxed up I asked about frozen and was told that they sell individually packaged frozen mice of every size (petco). I decided to give the frozen mouse a try and put the little brown guy back in the cage. My baby Ball Python took the frozen thawed mouse so I'll be going that route from here on. I must be getting soft in my old age.
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We had a bitter cold snap last night. That little gal came out of hiding and the cats found her. I took it away from them and obviously stuck it in a box. I fully intend on letting it go again but in the short term-
I don't know what happened to my brain with that. The cats kill mice all the time - it's what they're here for, in part. The dogs kill and eat rodents of all sorts. Obviously the snakes do.
But, well. It wasn't happening last night.
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Yup! I bought a proven male/female pair of rats (only one snake), and they still had one GORGEUS pup out of their last litter so I took her home too. She is SO friendly and my son loves her so she's sticking around =) I may make her my new doe eventually...the female I have now is...hormonal lol
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I bought a small colony. One female had pinks, another had pups. I fed off the pups, and of the pinks this one male was all black except for his feet and a rectangle shape that went across his eye (white). I kept him as my next male, needed two. My wife just found one she fell in love with that has a black spot at the base of it's tail (boy). I told if she picked anymore they had to be girls until the racks are full. I may have to add another rack though, cause I know how my wife is....:mouse2::mouse2::mouse2::mouse2:
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My BP hasn't been eating in 3 weeks. Usually, I'd go back to the store to give them the mouse back. But my mom suggested having a little box for them in case my snake keeps refusing to eat. So I bought one and food..
Yesterday was supposed to be feeding day. I bought 2 mice, my snake refused them again. So they're now living in their little box together until I don't know when :P
I'm still planning on giving them as preys though.. But who knows.. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...39222d78e6.jpg
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I am actually going out and buying pet mice this weekend.
Not breeders. Pets. Watching that little live mouse bop around it's tiny box was the most cheerful, entertaining thing ever. It really brightened my day and my mood.
So. Yeah. My 'no pet rodents while owning snakes' thing is going down the tubes.
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Originally Posted by CptJack
I am actually going out and buying pet mice this weekend.
Not breeders. Pets. Watching that little live mouse bop around it's tiny box was the most cheerful, entertaining thing ever. It really brightened my day and my mood.
So. Yeah. My 'no pet rodents while owning snakes' thing is going down the tubes.
They really are a blast to watch. I have enjoyed looking at my rat babies when they play fight and well... when they do ANYTHING :P I never thought of myself as a rat person until I bottle fed my first one. Love them now and there is no going back.
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Yep, it happened to me. I got this guy for my larger BP Conan and he didn't want anything to do with him. I think due to shedding. But lucky for little man he gets to live. I set him up a home and he has a great little personality.
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My son has mice. Watching the two mice on the one meal is pure hilarity.
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Originally Posted by Smarion0006
They really are a blast to watch. I have enjoyed looking at my rat babies when they play fight and well... when they do ANYTHING :P I never thought of myself as a rat person until I bottle fed my first one. Love them now and there is no going back.
I really really loved my pet rats but I am going mice deliberately because I'd rather watch than interact . My dogs are so high demands and energy that it's nice to have something cute and cheerful without worrying about its social needs or it wanting things from me a lot.
But I LOVE these mice. They're cute and watching them bounce around just makes me grin.
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Plus, decorating the tank is fun.
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Here are a few updated pics of my Karma. She is between 5-6 weeks old now and a doll. She finally stopped that biting crap!
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And my other feeders are becoming breeders:
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All of these babies are treated as pets and they are very loved :)
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I can see why you like to keep them around. They look so sweet! I love to watch videos of mice bopping around. It's like they don't have a care in the world :)
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Yes! Lots of show mouse people use the bottom of the glass technique! :D
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Originally Posted by Rhasputin
Yes! Lots of show mouse people use the bottom of the glass technique! :D
I am surprised you remember that...it's been a long time since you were welcome in the show mouse community.
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Where I get my feeders if they refuse a live meal I can bring it back for a feeder credit the next day, worked well when I tried to size up my rainbow boa and he didn't want the bigger rat
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My boa didn't want her rat so here I am with a small rat. Normally I'm a snake person, but this little guy was too cute. He is my first rat
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Just happened to me [emoji14] her name is Laney
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Same here, got stuck with one on tuesday, his names chester
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Yea u did lmao
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How do you own both without worry of incidents?
If you wanna step inside, pay admission at the door...
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You never let them near each other.;p Lol
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I started with 3 rat pups who were going to be raised and used as breeders.
My other breeder female had 2 litters; one of 3 (kept 2 girls) and a litter of 11 (kept 2 girls). Now I have 7 rats that are pets and I'm not breeding feeders anymore because I kept keeping them.
Here's 4 of them:
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A friend of mine gave me a pet rat that's about 8 months old. She is completely hand tame and has not bit yet.
I couldn't see taking and animal that was raised as a pet with a great disposition, and feed it off. It just felt wrong. So she is staying as a pet rat for my son.
Now the other 200 rats... They can bite, and frequently try to escape. For those rats, they can be food.. All day.
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What have we here today...
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I bought this medium rat as a larger meal for Vigil, because I believe she is a bit underweight from the weaned rats. This little girl was unexpectedly quiet on the ride back home, so it piqued my interest... I looked into the bag, she was just quiet and cute, reached in to pet her and she is calm as a calm rat can be...
I guess I have a pet rat now. I promise I won't do this again. Her name is LUCKY BREAK... short is Lucky. She would have been food a few hours ago, but her previously inevitable fate as a feeder rat has just changed forever.
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Reading this thread has made it realllly hard for me to keep feeding Nagini lol. :D
The problem is though that rats were my thing with my ex. We had a pair named Templeton (mine) and Splinter (his). We subsequently broke up because he couldn't keep his hands off other rats. I don't think I'll be able to have a pet rat for awhile because of the association.
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Originally Posted by Sirensong26
Reading this thread has made it realllly hard for me to keep feeding Nagini lol. :D
The problem is though that rats were my thing with my ex. We had a pair named Templeton (mine) and Splinter (his). We subsequently broke up because he couldn't keep his hands off other rats. I don't think I'll be able to have a pet rat for awhile because of the association.
I also had this association, because one of my previously supposed good friend (who ended up being a complete ****) had a bunch of pet rats. I almost took pleasure in feeding F/T rats to my snakes because of this association.
Somehow, this little Lucky rat took to my tender side rather than make that association with the bad friend, in my head...
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