Ridiculed for live feeding

[ironpython]

Man I was just on another site and was jumped on by three posters for feeding live rats. And I mean they went on and on about how cruel I was, and how could I breed rats without the proper knowledge of breeding techniques and risking my snake being bit. Oh and I was cruel for killing a rat for defending itself after I put into an enclosure to be eaten by a snake. I assured them I dont enjoy watching the rat suffer but it has to be done. My snakes don't want f/t rats and I don't feel that I should force them to stop doing something that is natural to them

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[snakesRkewl]

oh no, not a live feeder!!

Call me king of cruel then ...

[nimblykimbly]

Wow, I hope those same people feel terribly for eating their steak or chicken or pork.... which, by the way, is killed more inhumanely than the rat/mouse. I feel terribly about feeding live as well, but at least snakes are doing so to survive, not to consume extravagantly like some humans do.


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[el8ch]

They did realize they were in a reptile forum right??

[Rob]

Man I was just on another site

Hippie Rodent lovers.com?

[Evenstar]

People are so hypacritical. I feed f/t, but that does not mean I think feeding live is wrong. I have, and will again, feed live to my female BP who's a pain about eating at times. Live or f/t is a personal choice as long as it is done responsibly and no one has the right to tell you that one way or another is wrong. Snakes eat rodents. If they don't like that, they shouldn't own snakes or disrespect others for how they feed.

*Sorry, I think my pain meds are making me ramble a bit. Just got frustrated at how hypocritical people can actually be.......

[Hartman3216]

IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY IN NATURE!!!!!!

[KMG]

Nimkim, that's the second time you stated something about the animals we eat being killed inhumanly. How are any of those processes worse than being choked to death?



I just don't understand how any snake keeper can have a problem feeding live. If they keep snakes and have never had to feed live they are either new to the hobby or have not had enough snakes.

[satomi325]

Yes. F/T is widely found in the grasslands of Africa.
But being serious here, live can be fed safe and responsibly. Just as F/T can be dangerous if done irresponsibly as well.

And uhh......What special breeding techniques do you need to maintain a rodent colony?
It's not rocket science or a Giant Panda breeding program. You just have male + females + clean enclosure + good food + water...............

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[ironpython]

It was on a Facebook site exotic pets of Georgia. I just where someone was defending me on there. The girls who were just going at me are rat breeders. But at least one says she has reptiles. But she feeds humanely euthanized with co2 rats only.

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