I have to keep my mouth shut and I hate it!!

[debilorrah]

 

[fowltemptress]

Quote:
Frozen mice around here are $5 (used to be $3, don't know why they went up), chicks are usually about a buck. For larger snakes it's worse, with $9 for a frozen rat vs finding a $5 roo on craigslist. I have not lived anywhere where chicks were not significantly cheaper than frozen rodents. I have a friend who I have to kill the chicks for, because I know she's too squeamish to kill them herself and so would feed them live if I gave them to her live. In fact, that's the main reason I've come across for people feeding live . . . it's just hard for them to kill something themselves, and it's easier to let the snake handle it. I know the question then asked would be why not just buy frozen, then, but I will never fault someone for saving money where they can. Most snake owners are not sickos or vores, but just plain ol' lovers of snakes.

 

[warmfuzzies]

If you set a live trap outside with some cheese in it, mice are free. Thats what we did.

And debi, I have to say.....

At least its not your fingers that have to be quiet!!!!! What would you do??????

 

[debilorrah]

Quote:
Keel over dead.

 

[fowltemptress]

Quote:
The concern there is parasites, poison, any number of terrible things wriggling and writhing through the body of those wild rodents. There's a reason pet snakes have a much longer lifespan than wild ones, and it doesn't all have to do with predation. Snake enthusiasts will strongly advise against feeding that way.

 

[warmfuzzies]

I know but we did it.

And then we sold the snake, so I dont know how long he lived.....

 

[country freedom]

Some one called our guinea pigs "guinea rats", and we were told they'd be good snake food for a friend of theirs.

 

[fowltemptress]

Hrrmph. It's like when I had this one neighbor who'd joke about using my dogs for fish bait. Some people honestly think that talking about what various things can eat your pets is something to bond over.

What I hate about being polite is it takes both parties to make it satisfying. Otherwise you just walk around smiling at people while day dreaming about your dogs getting into and destroying other people's very expensive fishing gear, and that can't be very healthy for the mind . . .

 

[BFeathered]

The cabbit woman just needs to take a weekend trip to TX, eh Fowltemptress? I believe "She needed killin' " is a valid defense here. Some people... does the SSS motto apply in this situation? Would anyone miss the wrinkly biker chick? Tune in... (soap opera music here)

 

[chickenred]

uh........ I know this may seem like im a jerk, but....um I eat chickens for dinner....... I know it may seem a bit sad because they are babies, but you know, mice are alive to. ok I better stop talking, Everyone here probably hates me already.