Quote Originally Posted by AK907 View Post
I agree with you 100%!

Like I said above, I don't have a problem with f/t if your snake will willingly take it, but I flat out refuse to force the switch on any animal if it puts them in harms way and affects their quality of life. To do so is outright cruelty in my opinion. We are responsible for their well being and we owe it to them meet their needs, even if it isn't what we want.
I never claimed to advocate putting them in harms way or reducing their quality of life. I asked for someone to show evidence that only offering food that doesn't trigger an immediate feeding response would eventually put them in harms way or reduces their quality of life. They aren't having fun eating. They don't wait for Friday night for a pizza with 5 meat toppings like I do. It's a biological function. 'Quality of life' for a snake means survival and minimal discomfort (discomfort which only serves to drive a response). Obesity is killing a lot of humans in this country. I heard it's harmful for snakes, too! I haven't seen a lot of wild caught animals, but I bet they look quite a bit different than the snakes in most people's racks (morphs aside, lol).