Am I cruel for doing this???

[AjBalls]

I think it's cruel because it was done for fun. Watching two of your pets fight, no matter how "harmless" it may be, is just not right. It wasn't done for breeding purposes, it was done out of curiousity.

Hey, I could toss boxing & cage fighting are cruel too. That's not 'harmless' and people sure seem to enjoy it. Those fighters have parents and they most likely watch. They'd probably be cheering for their kid when winning then in the 'omg' phase when they're losing. What purpose does that serve?

Now I know that's a bit off topic but oh well.

Ball pythons, I have never heard of an animal being hurt while combating.

Retics, I've heard it plenty. Retic males will kill each other. No one combats them because of it, but stuff happens Heard of them escaping out of their cage and opening another males cage and kill each other end up at the vet for many stitches.