The Live vs F/T debate

[MS2]

I know that wolves hunt and eat deer so I thought I'd feed a live deer to my dog because I figured it would be more 'natural'. My chihuahua just hid underneath the car while the deer made a mess of my garage. It turned out to be a bad idea all around...

well that's a stupid comparision! I don't know if I would call a chihuahua a dog. They look more like snake food...just saying

[Jhill001]

well that's a stupid comparision! I don't know if I would call a chihuahua a dog. They look more like snake food...just saying

Any animal that could be fed to a large pine snake can't be classified as a dog.

[MarkS]

well that's a stupid comparision! I don't know if I would call a chihuahua a dog. They look more like snake food...just saying

Careful, better ask Mike41793 or Kodieh how I feel about people trash talkin the mighty chihuahua... (never mind, that's ancient history )

[MS2]

Careful, better ask Mike41793 or Kodieh how I feel about people trash talkin the mighty chihuahua... (never mind, that's ancient history )

I know they can be vicious! I wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley

[MarkS]

Just make sure you're ankles are covered.

[mohawk]

I know that wolves hunt and eat deer so I thought I'd feed a live deer to my dog because I figured it would be more 'natural'. My chihuahua just hid underneath the car while the deer made a mess of my garage. It turned out to be a bad idea all around...

Try feeding your Chihuahua a F/T deer next time .................

[Lizardlicks]

Try feeding your Chihuahua a F/T deer next time .................

You know, considering the things dogs DO eat, I bet the little guy'd make a go of it. Get enough of them together, maybe it'd be like a fuzzy, yapping, shaking piranha swarm!

[MarkS]

Lol, thanks for that image

[SCWood]

My chihuahua will pee on you!

1.2 Normal
1.1 Red-tail
0.1 Albino corn

[Running Elk]

I have never EVER claimed to be an expert on anything .. I do have 17 snakes currently and I've owned over 70 over the years and I've NEVER had lower myself to feeding LIVE !

I currently have Corns , Kings , Garter snakes , a Dwarf Hypo Burmese python , three Royal pythons , A Rhino Ratsnake , a Bamboo Red Mountain Kingsnake and a 7' adult Snow Boa ( bred by John Berry ) .
Never lost a snake or have ANY die ...

Guess I'm doing something right !

You are horrifyingly arrogant. Maybe you are (theoretically) right, but my God, you seem like a person most unpleasant. Your usage of wording like, "lowering myself", or your constant use of specifically placed words in all caps really allows your poor demeanor to transcend verbal speech into textual speech.

You also aren't correct. Your experience is mutually exclusive to yourself -- everyone experiences different feeding habits with their snakes, who are individuals with individual preferences, and it's not always a matter if "right" or "wrong". You list a lot of different types of snakes, but you're forgetting that many people on here have predominately balls, who are notorious for picky eating. I too have never had a colubrid not readily eat frozen. That also doesn't mean anything to anyone else. I do feed frozen, as it's easier and more cost effective for me, as well as safe for my snake. But I've purchased some baby balls who wouldn't readily eat frozen, no matter what. I try to get them to pre-killed, then to frozen -- it has always worked, but sometimes it takes time -- it's a process. I'm not comfortable letting a very small baby snake go for weeks without food for the sake of a baby rat. Sorry, I guess I'm low scum of the earth.

I have one snake who refuses to eat anything frozen except ASFs. If I don't have access to those, he eats live. Starving my beloved snakes is also cruel. I've tried everything with him; he's just picky and difficult. Since you're such a God among men, maybe you can magically make him bend to your will.

You coming on here with that attitude and demeanor tells me that you're looking for a fight from square one. You know very well that you're being rude/offensive, and who your audience is, and clearly you're aiming to get a rise out of people.