I recognize you as one of the Veteran posters, I appreciate your time.



I'm not the only one second thinking the live feeding issue. My local pet store owner feels that same way. She has raised many animals, for many years, and feels that live feeding is a distinctly natural advantage for nutrition reasons.



Makes sense. So is breast feeding. And eating raw, live vegetables & fruits for us. Nothing frozen nor cooked is as nutritious as live food.



My feeling is that frozen-thawed not only is less nutritious, we rob our animals of natural behavior that is unnecessary. They are predators; I feel that they should remain as Predators, not Scavangers. We've already bred enough hybrid mutants to satisfy our color desires. (Selective breeding always comes with a trade-off; ask any royal family.)



I'm also astonished when other Posters express worry that their snake may get hurt by a mouse. I'm surprised that these folks suffocating on Paranoia even dare to leave their homes!



(Taking prescription drugs, or driving a motor vehicle, are the 2 most dangerous things they can do each week. Have they stopped taking pills - or stopped driving? WHY TAKE THE RISK, AMERON??? AHHH! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!)



Also, when they say "I'm glad that I'm not your snake", and then describe how they allow their snake to swallow prey backwards and then cut off prey legs to facilitate the backwards swallow, that seems MORE than morbid to me. When they get to the point that they are cutting up or "thumping" tiny mice against hard objects, they are not any longer in a position to council me on etiquette nor morailty!



Thanks for your words of logic & reason. I'll look forward to your posts again.



Don Jacobson

Vancouver, WA

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