I wasn't reffering to your post specifically, but in a general way.. I don't know, it is hard to explain... I have just heard the same type of statement so many times, I just don't get why people have such a problem with someone enjoying watching their pets feed. I think I understand what you mean though, that it is wrong for it to be entertaining just because something is dying (did I understand that correctly this time?). While I would not derive any type of pleasure from killing a mouse myself, watching a snake or lizard eat one would be entertaining to me. Not because the mouse is dying, but because I get to watch the animal in action. It is hard to explain, I guess. I will admit, I walk up to the mouse cages at the pet store and ask them if they want to be a nice tasty dinner, which I find amusing, but only because I own animals that will eat them. If I were buying one for a pet, rather than a feeder/breeder, it would be a different situation all together. Another example would be the guppies that I breed for feeders, I derive great enjoyment from watching my dragon eat a fish, but I would not feed him my other fish that are pets, just the female common guppies (the males are too pretty to use as feeders, lol) that I breed as feeders. I don't enjoy it because it is death to the fish, but because I love to watch him eat them (when one dies naturaly, it gets a little funeral in front of the toilet). I think alot of times that people that say they love to watch their herp eat live prey are misunderstood. I just don't feel like people should have to feel like they need to pretend they don't enjoy it, and I don't feel like people should have to explain why they enjoy it either (I'm not saying that anyone said I had to explain). Anyway, I've already had to put one foot in my mouth, so I guess I'll hush for now, since they wont both fit at once...