| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| princessbroxy |
Posted - 01/08/2010 : 19:04:49
I just decided today that i should toughen up and defrost some pinkes rather than feeling sorry for them so off i went to go get them after they defrosted only to pick one up with tweezers to put in the tub only to notice i ripped its poor we paw off i actually feel traumatized never again its getting left to the hubby from now on feel like i should hold a funeral for it poor we bugger 
Aww god i feel sick  |
| 20 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| ilovemypets1988 |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 16:21:38
thas ok kehhlyr`s, no need to apologize either |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 15:24:31
quote:
Originally posted by ilovemypets1988
ok sorry mike, i see what u meant know lol, if im wrong i will admit it, one thing tho, how do u feed live mice to snakes without them getting hurt anyway
Have replied on the live feeding thread, have a browse.
The links in Kehhlyr's post. |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 14:27:28
quote:
Originally posted by ilovemypets1988
sorry kehhlyr i didnt know there was already a thread for live feeding, if i did i would`ve looked at it and not said a word. sorry again
Just to let you know that the warning about not responding in this thread in regards live feeding wasn't directed at you, it just happened to be that I was responding to your post and felt the need to add it onto my response to you.
No need for the apology, and in all fairness, I could've worded my reply a bit better. So my apols as well.  |
| BurnedAtTheStake |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 14:21:33
Ah! Yes, staring me in the face! Computer illiterate, that's me!
Cheers! |
| gmac |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 12:25:45
quote:
Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
No, I didn't know there was a thread for live feeding either. As I say, not that I want to. A bit off topic here, but maybe still appropriate - I'm new here and I haven't yet found a way to do a 'search' on the forum for a given topic - is there that facility or should I just read through all the threads (getting there!) Sorry if this is a thick question ...
Top right of the screen there is a option for search, that lets you put in keywords and will search through the forum, if you also click the archive box, this will search through archived topics also |
| BurnedAtTheStake |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 11:44:39
No, I didn't know there was a thread for live feeding either. As I say, not that I want to. A bit off topic here, but maybe still appropriate - I'm new here and I haven't yet found a way to do a 'search' on the forum for a given topic - is there that facility or should I just read through all the threads (getting there!) Sorry if this is a thick question ... |
| ilovemypets1988 |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 03:40:18
sorry kehhlyr i didnt know there was already a thread for live feeding, if i did i would`ve looked at it and not said a word. sorry again |
| nikki-il-lilly |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 02:29:06
i used to not like feeding Dave and Alberta there mouse because i keep gerbils and hamsters but if you think about it if you dont feed it to your snake then the mouse died for reason :)
and just imagen its funny shaped chicken :) |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 02:20:08
quote:
Originally posted by ilovemypets1988
personally, i wouldnt mind live feeding just the once, just to see the snake doing wot its "programed" to do, it would make an interesting sight i think
Heavily discussed topic in the past, and not recommended.
I will point you to a linky to have a read through.
But as of now, I don't want ANYONE to respond to the idea of live feeding to any poster in this thread, we already have a thread for it, thank you.
Live feeding thread, here: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9701 |
| ilovemypets1988 |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 00:40:21
personally, i wouldnt mind live feeding just the once, just to see the snake doing wot its "programed" to do, it would make an interesting sight i think |
| BurnedAtTheStake |
Posted - 07/08/2010 : 21:25:06
I read recently that it was alleged that a snake constricted and kiled a rodent faster than a co2 chamber took to humanely kill mice for snakes' consumption ...
Not that I would ever want to live feed.
|
| ilovemypets1988 |
Posted - 07/08/2010 : 20:35:12
ok sorry mike, i see what u meant know lol, if im wrong i will admit it, one thing tho, how do u feed live mice to snakes without them getting hurt anyway |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 07/08/2010 : 09:29:48
quote:
Originally posted by ilovemypets1988
mike u will find that 20% of dog owners are acually vegetarians wether they would be a direct or inderict owner of a dog so its a very valid point
I meant someone who didnt like feeding another animal meat, whether they are vegitarian themselves is irrelevant. |
| BurnedAtTheStake |
Posted - 06/08/2010 : 20:20:57
I'm a little hazy on this point, but as far as I know, dogs don't actually need first class protein ie meat, to be healthy. So in practice you can feed a dog on a vegetarian (but not vegan) diet. Unlike cats, who must have meat. (Although show me the dog who'd refuse a lump of beef!)
Princess, I sympathise. I always apologise to the mice. But the way I look at it is, the snakes have got to eat ... |
| ilovemypets1988 |
Posted - 06/08/2010 : 03:01:35
mike u will find that 20% of dog owners are acually vegetarians wether they would be a direct or inderict owner of a dog so its a very valid point |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 15:29:03
quote:
Originally posted by ilovemypets1988
princess, even if they are bred for food in captivity, they are at the end of the day known as a pest and there are plenty of them to go around, afterall there are 20,000 mice to every human, thats the ratio on this planet, so really when u think about it, the snakes ae doing us all a favor by eating them.
another thing that u have to remember is that without the pinkies, the snake would starve and die and also if we didnt have this paticular food item for snakes they would just die off from captivity as we will need to get them from the wild which would incurethe killing part of it aswel as diseases in the snake so dont worry about it, im sure that u will eventually get use to it.
and saying that u shouldnt have a snake becoz of this is going ott and would u say to a vegetarian not to have a dog because they dont like meat - as they may have to put the dog down, that comment was just rediculous and beyond a joke, its something a child would say!!!!!!!!!!!
To be fair, I think you have started putting words in the posters mouth, a person who doesn't like meat, even fed to another animal is not gonna have a dog in the first place, so no, 'their dog' is never gonna be in a position to need putting down.
If someone does not like the fact that a snake eats rodents, be it defrost or live, then said snake is the wrong pet for them, simple really.
To say that that is ridiculous is rediculous in itself. |
| Mouse |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 11:40:06
@ Mike - HAHAHAHA stunning!
I wouldn't personally eat them - I'm not up on bones myself, but feel free - let us know what they're like!!! |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 09:57:19
quote:
Originally posted by sullysteve
I think they look like prawns in the freezer. Infact, there have been so many times I have been tempted to throw a few in a stir fry or something.
Could you do that??
Don't see why not, just down't give your snake prawns and don't be shocked if people look/think of you as weird for eating baby mice :p suppose their soft bones would give it an extra crunch |
| ilovemypets1988 |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 07:26:19
princess, even if they are bred for food in captivity, they are at the end of the day known as a pest and there are plenty of them to go around, afterall there are 20,000 mice to every human, thats the ratio on this planet, so really when u think about it, the snakes ae doing us all a favor by eating them.
another thing that u have to remember is that without the pinkies, the snake would starve and die and also if we didnt have this paticular food item for snakes they would just die off from captivity as we will need to get them from the wild which would incurethe killing part of it aswel as diseases in the snake so dont worry about it, im sure that u will eventually get use to it.
and saying that u shouldnt have a snake becoz of this is going ott and would u say to a vegetarian not to have a dog because they dont like meat - as they may have to put the dog down, that comment was just rediculous and beyond a joke, its something a child would say!!!!!!!!!!! |
| princessbroxy |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 02:38:45
pmsl aye if your feeding them to someone else but i think the bones might give them away lol...It would be funny tho |
