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FR
at Sat Feb 2 16:14:56 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
With the above three opinions in mind. there are more sides to this coin.
First, the mice have to die, Why is it better for a human to kill mice, then allowing a snake to do what it is designed to do. If you didn't keep the snake in a box, it would be killing its own prey. Its what they do and its their nature. We do it folks and if you thinking what we do is humane, you may want to look into that. Its not humane because someone else does it.
You as keepers are responsible for the death of the rodents you feed to snakes.
It could be argued that its our nature to consume prekilled food. And we are forcing our nature on wild animals. Its not their nature. These are snakes known for being predators.
Also, not allowing animals to do what they "normally" do could be considered disrespectful to that animal.
Its my personal opinion, that we should allow as much natural behavior as we can. I am not saying you have of feed live prey, but please allow the snakes some manner of life.
Consider, a life in a box, with nothing to do, is not life. Its in a BOX.
I do wonder, why we have to control everything a snake does, no dirt, no leaves, not nothing that is normal. Next, folks are going to require feeding snakes veggie dogs. Veggies were alive too you know.
What is funny(odd) is these mice we are talking about are all going to die, they are feeder mice. I have to wonder how you know whats the best way for a mouse to die. Again, my personal opinion, If I am going to be killed, I want to die fighting, not slaughtered. But then, its only my opinion about me.
My opinion about snakes and mice is, let them do what they do. Take me out of it. Which means, feed them live, dead, F/t, whatever.
Lastly, I would think with the additude of prekilled only, it should be linked to, not keeping snakes in boxes in the first place.
OK I do find this odd, take them out of nature, keep them in little boxes with nothing natural, then be so humaniterian that you only feed prekilled. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm This smacks of some manner of rationalization that stems from keeping animals in boxes in the first place. Time to see a shrink.
My last opinion, humans are really silly creatures
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RE: Swallows food without killing first. - FR, Sat Feb 2 16:14:56 2013
