It seemed so wrong, but felt so right...

[stargazed85]

OP: I think you don't realize what kind of animal you are dealing with here. This is a snake. It is a killing machine. It is not a piece of porcelain.

The only serious rodent related injuries come from people leaving live feeders alone with a snake uninterested in eating. Supervising is one thing, crushing an animal while it is already being suffocated by your snake is another. The snake will do its job, don't mess with it.

I don't care if you feed live or f/t. I don't have a problem with either. I have a problem with irresponsibility. Keep an eye on your snake while feeding live. Don't leave a feeder alone with the snake for a long period of time and everything will be fine.

Please, no more mice crushing, that is just sad. Crushing an animals face is never going to make it "calm down".

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I agree with Kaorte, as long as you supervise the feedings there should be no need to die in a inhumane way.

Of course a mouse or rat defense mechanism will always kick in (they are being eaten). To just crush a living animals face and feet is inhumane IMO.