**GRAPHIC** Reminder to always monitor live feedings!!!

[JodanOrNoDan]

Probably nothing if all they see are banged up vehicles and at the worst a sheet over a body. If we are going to continue to stray further from the topic, I know a guy who witnessed a motorcyclist get killed by an on coming truck. He was first on the scene and saw all the gruesome aspects of which I will spare you all. He listed his motorcycle for sale the next day.

In line with the departure and a little to answer Eric's question, risk vs reward is always a factor. I ride motorcycles. I know the risks. I have been hit myself and was lucky enough to walk away. I used to ride with girls on the back frequently until I had a situation that convinced me that nothing I did would have prevented a passenger from getting hurt. Some moron dropped a ladder right in front of me at around 70 miles an hour. There was no way to stop and I was surrounded by traffic. I had to go over the ladder. If I would have had a passenger I doubt I could have done it and we both would have been dead. Risking myself because I like riding is acceptable to me. Risking the passenger is not. That same week I watched a guy go down on the highway at 80 and it was not his fault. I don't ride that road at that time a day any more, but I still ride. It's all about what an individual deems acceptable risk.

[cletus]

This is always a controversial topic. I think feeding live is no big deal if you do it responsibly. If you care about your animals, be responsible.

[JodanOrNoDan]

Well, driving drunk is not a "necessity", like driving itself.

Yet it happens ALL THE TIME.

Texting while driving is not a necessity. Again, happens all over and all of the time.

Some of the offenders are young people that most certainly have come across the typical "scare tactics" during their education at school. The typical gruesome pictures, the visits to the morgue. Yet, they still do it. The human brain has a great mechanism of "blocking out" negative information.
The adults that do it. They know better as well. I think everybody has seen the pictures of wrecks, or dead people, thanks to drunk driving, texting during driving or even smoking during driving. Yet people do it all the time. I dare say everyone in here has done something like this at one time or another, fully aware of the possible consequences.

Children are being taught not to go with strangers. Some are being taught with scare tactics. Scary pictures. Scary stories. There has been a study out there where they tested children. Most went with the stranger, if only to see puppies. The children who were actually taught in a positive way, appealing to their "good sense" praising them for remembering reasons, giving them incentive and positive feedback to do the right thing fared FAR better!!

I can't find the study right now, but it has been established that scare tactics really do not work that well for educational purposes.

On the contrary, positive experiences and teaching tools work great. Offering help, not berating for mistakes, praising effort. All this has a long lasting effect. It wakens the desire to do better.

I do agree...a picture is worth a thousand words. In many ways.

But certain images such as the one posted don't have much of any true positive effect and not much of a educational one. I don't even think they were intended for that. Pictures such as that are usually abused for some agenda or other.

Opinions will always vary. Points differ. I think we can all argue all this till the cows come home and in the end, there will still be disagreement.

Most important is to remember that we are all here for the love of our animals, so we can get past not agreeing on everything

I love to disagree with Eric. He argues well and at the very least I learn something from the disagreement. As to the rest of your post, I am sure there are studies that will present either argument favorably. Some people learn better with positive reinforcement, some with negative, more still with a balance of both. The discussions I have here whether positive or negative always benefit me. I usually walk away with something new learned whether it is about the animals or something else. My discussions are never personal. I would expect that very few of us actually know who the others really are so there is no way it can be personal. Half the time I don't even know if I am talking to a male or a female. I could be a 15 year old girl with a cornsnake and no one would be the wiser. I will admit some are more fun to disagree with than others. Eric like I said is fun, and when Deborah or Pit get sucked into something it is almost always going to get entertaining.

[zina10]

I love to disagree with Eric. He argues well and at the very least I learn something from the disagreement. As to the rest of your post, I am sure there are studies that will present either argument favorably. Some people learn better with positive reinforcement, some with negative, more still with a balance of both. The discussions I have here whether positive or negative always benefit me. I usually walk away with something new learned whether it is about the animals or something else. My discussions are never personal. I would expect that very few of us actually know who the others really are so there is no way it can be personal. Half the time I don't even know if I am talking to a male or a female. I could be a 15 year old girl with a cornsnake and no one would be the wiser. I will admit some are more fun to disagree with than others. Eric like I said is fun, and when Deborah or Pit get sucked into something it is almost always going to get entertaining.

Are you saying I'm no fun to argue with???

Takes her corn snake and goes to pout in a corner...

[JodanOrNoDan]

Are you saying I'm no fun to argue with???

Takes her corn snake and goes to pout in a corner...

ROFL. No Zena, I'm afraid to argue with you. Last time I got into a heated discussion with a German lady was years ago in Wiesbaden. We had a "cultural difference" and I ended up getting my face slapped.

[zina10]

ROFL. No Zena, I'm afraid to argue with you. Last time I got into a heated discussion with a German lady was years ago in Wiesbaden. We had a "cultural difference" and I ended up getting my face slapped.

We are temperamental, what can I say...

[CALM Pythons]

Well, driving drunk is not a "necessity", like driving itself.

Yet it happens ALL THE TIME.

Texting while driving is not a necessity. Again, happens all over and all of the time.

Some of the offenders are young people that most certainly have come across the typical "scare tactics" during their education at school. The typical gruesome pictures, the visits to the morgue. Yet, they still do it. The human brain has a great mechanism of "blocking out" negative information.
The adults that do it. They know better as well. I think everybody has seen the pictures of wrecks, or dead people, thanks to drunk driving, texting during driving or even smoking during driving. Yet people do it all the time. I dare say everyone in here has done something like this at one time or another, fully aware of the possible consequences.

Children are being taught not to go with strangers. Some are being taught with scare tactics. Scary pictures. Scary stories. There has been a study out there where they tested children. Most went with the stranger, if only to see puppies. The children who were actually taught in a positive way, appealing to their "good sense" praising them for remembering reasons, giving them incentive and positive feedback to do the right thing fared FAR better!!

I can't find the study right now, but it has been established that scare tactics really do not work that well for educational purposes.

On the contrary, positive experiences and teaching tools work great. Offering help, not berating for mistakes, praising effort. All this has a long lasting effect. It wakens the desire to do better.

I do agree...a picture is worth a thousand words. In many ways.

But certain images such as the one posted don't have much of any true positive effect and not much of a educational one. I don't even think they were intended for that. Pictures such as that are usually abused for some agenda or other.

Opinions will always vary. Points differ. I think we can all argue all this till the cows come home and in the end, there will still be disagreement.

Most important is to remember that we are all here for the love of our animals, so we can get past not agreeing on everything

Very intelligent comment!!


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[highqualityballz]

Well, driving drunk is not a "necessity", like driving itself.

Yet it happens ALL THE TIME.

Texting while driving is not a necessity. Again, happens all over and all of the time.

Some of the offenders are young people that most certainly have come across the typical "scare tactics" during their education at school. The typical gruesome pictures, the visits to the morgue. Yet, they still do it. The human brain has a great mechanism of "blocking out" negative information.
The adults that do it. They know better as well. I think everybody has seen the pictures of wrecks, or dead people, thanks to drunk driving, texting during driving or even smoking during driving. Yet people do it all the time. I dare say everyone in here has done something like this at one time or another, fully aware of the possible consequences.

Children are being taught not to go with strangers. Some are being taught with scare tactics. Scary pictures. Scary stories. There has been a study out there where they tested children. Most went with the stranger, if only to see puppies. The children who were actually taught in a positive way, appealing to their "good sense" praising them for remembering reasons, giving them incentive and positive feedback to do the right thing fared FAR better!!

I can't find the study right now, but it has been established that scare tactics really do not work that well for educational purposes.

On the contrary, positive experiences and teaching tools work great. Offering help, not berating for mistakes, praising effort. All this has a long lasting effect. It wakens the desire to do better.

I do agree...a picture is worth a thousand words. In many ways.

But certain images such as the one posted don't have much of any true positive effect and not much of a educational one. I don't even think they were intended for that. Pictures such as that are usually abused for some agenda or other.

Opinions will always vary. Points differ. I think we can all argue all this till the cows come home and in the end, there will still be disagreement.

Most important is to remember that we are all here for the love of our animals, so we can get past not agreeing on everything

It may not help everyone and it's not meant to as that's not possible. I agree people will do what they want whether they know the possible consequences or not, but if there is a possibility, a slight chance to teach and educate that one person than so be it. A lot more people would take this topic more serious with a photo of a possible consequence than if I just told them what could happen.

[redshepherd]

I think the argument that "it COULD happen if not done responsibly" while knowing that pic is of a rat that has been eating the snake for days, is along the lines of "you COULD get hit by a car if you walk across the freeway".

The pic in the OP's post simply has less to do with the action of feeding live, and more to do with being absolutely absent minded for a long time lol. If everyone was as irresponsible and absent minded as that, let's walk across the freeway tomorrow!

[highqualityballz]

I think the argument that "it COULD happen if not done responsibly" while knowing that pic is of a rat that has been eating the snake for days, is along the lines of "you COULD get hit by a car if you walk across the freeway".

The pic in the OP's post simply has less to do with the action of feeding live, and more to do with being absolutely absent minded for a long time lol. If everyone was as irresponsible and absent minded as that, let's walk across the freeway tomorrow!

Whether it was a day or days, a rodent should not be left with a snake unattended overnight period. That's all this post was about, I took it to another level with a pic to show how serious it can be, but all the live feeder fanboys/girls got butthurt thinking I was talking down on live feeding in general.