Send HALP! Stuck with feeder rat!

[anicatgirl]

I think they meant because the snake just strikes and kills the fish but generally won't eat it (and there's no reason to even give them fish in the first place... it's just not part of their diet). It's not cruel to feed snakes mice and rats because there's a reason for it and the snake benefits. Feeding them something just so they can kill it is like giving your cat a live mouse to play with.

Yeah, this is correct. It is the premise that it would die but not be for nutrition. I had to get over not wanting to feed live when my little girl went on strike, but I still hate to see pretty much anything suffer.