Quote Originally Posted by Wh00h0069 View Post
I assume Randy was suggesting that his friend euthanized the snake because of the kinking, not the duck bill. I have had to euthanize two snakes because of deformities. I did not see any reason to take them to the vet. I feel that it is up to the breeder if the snake should be euthanized or not. I also feel that it is a responsibility of the breeder to euthanize snakes with severe deformities.
law must be differant in the usa, and i would rather give my vet the chance to see the reptile and advise me off what he would do, than think i am godlike and decide what lives and what dies. he said the snake had a cleft palate and his friend decided he may euthanise.
i once took a hatchling to my vet, myself expecting him to put her to sleep. i listened to his advice, followed it, and that snake is now a stunning 657gram royal. if i was prone to deciding who lived and who died, she might well have not been here today. as it is, it is not my right to euthanise and for that i am so glad.