I totally understand, and I'm glad you have the facility to properly raise the rodents, in addition to all the other interesting things you have going on there. I like animals as well, and hate to see things get mistreated, and I agree, just because they are feeder rodents, surely doesn't mean they should have sub-par living conditions. Sounds like you're doing a great job of keeping them nice and healthy.

Just try to make absolutely sure that when you slam a rodent, do it HARD enough to make it count. As I mentioned before, a hard, swift slam to a concrete slab will ensure that they do NOT feel a thing,.......this is the humanest way I know of, ......honest.


Oh, and thanks for the compliment of the snake photo, It has a genetic color mutation, and they are known as an "Extreme" hypomelanistic Honduran Milksnake. If you didn't know already, hypomelanism literally means........reduced melanin(dark pigmentation. The "extreme" gene, takes this even further, and the snake is left with silvery gray bands, instead of lighter black ones, and even has "ruby-red" eyes(hard to see in photo).

Here is a normal example of the same type of snake, so you can get a good idea of what a big difference this genetic mutation has on the look of these animals.


best regards, ~Doug

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