Quote Originally Posted by qiksilver View Post
Maiming any animal in that way is pretty horrific. I'm not sure how you justified that considering your hang-ups on feeding f/t are (have to go with Bruce on this one) personal and selfish.

Your reasoning doesn't add up, and if it were me, I would refuse to maim a creature like that, feeder or not. When I have had to feed live, I have treated my feeders with the respect they deserve as another living creature, no matter their place on the food chain. Sure they're dead either way. But I will not allow them to suffer that way by MY hand. awful.
Mike, I think I addressed this earlier, but thank you for your thoughts. The rodents are food, and not living with any injuries that I would have inflicted upon them - if in fact, their suffocation had not already occurred. When you say “maimed” it makes me think of intentionally disfiguring the animal and leaving it to live and suffer….I didn’t do that Mike. It matters very little whether you or Bruce agrees with my reasons for switching, and I know you understand that. I do agree that all life should be respected and although I will continue to feed live, I make look to other ways to prevent these animals from causing harm to my snakes, bottom line.