Quote Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion View Post
I'm saying that it's cruel to do surgery without anaesthesia or even painkillers. I'm not saying anything about right or wrong. I'm not saying there's even a clear choice here, but I definitely think that alternatives should be explored, given the amount of pain such a procedure must surely cause.
If you were the one having surgery, would you elect to go without anaesthesia because it's safer? Even if the anaesthesia posed a significant danger? Just a thought.
I completely understand what you are saying. I think the "chioce" lies in the emergency status of the situation. Cutting the oviduct shouldnt cause pain as there shouldnt be nerve endings in that membrain. Using a needle to drain eggs may be annoying but that isnt surgery. Coreys post was meant to prevent surgery. I think the thing that would annoy the snake the most would simply be trying to push eggs out of it. I not sure you can even give a snake pain killers. I have no information on that.

If it were my snake or hatchling that had a ife threatening problem like that, I would definately need to assess how serious it was. It may not be the most painfree way of doing whatever needs to be done but if it saves my snakes life Id do it.