My brothers ball python was possibly bit by a live feeder mouse.

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by WolfChan


I disagree with feeding live because it is less humane for both animals involved. I have fed live in the past, but I ALWAYS stunned the prey. It's just common sense.

Exactly, for both animals involved. After seeing that poor snake and his owner so distraught over what happened, I know I would NEVER feed live!!

[Daisylover]

All I can say is YEEEAAHHHHHH!!!!!! for the mouse!

[CathyBogart]

Originally posted by Daisylover
All I can say is YEEEAAHHHHHH!!!!!! for the mouse!

And what about the snake that may have been injured?

[wolfsoul]

I say that it being a little injured is worth it if the owner stops feeding it poor little mice...But I still feel bad for the snake.

Of course I'm obviously biased, but when it comes to rodents, especially rats, I hate it when they are fed live. Of course, it's not my choice because I don't have a snake, it's just my honest opinion.

When my best friend (koneko_kokoro) had a creamsicle corn snake, she fed it frozen pinkies, but they snake wouldn't eat it. So then she resorted to crickets and small portions of table scraps. Not sure if that is healthy, but I'd say probably more humane...

[CathyBogart]

A corn snake eating CRICKETS?! 0.o Did they force-feed it? How long did it live on such a diet? I've heard of people giving chicken and such to snakes, but this is only for VERY skinny snakes, because it is VERY VERY VERY high in fat! A healthy snake fed table meat will die of fatty liver disease after a few short years.

While Chubby was in the process of training to eat frozen, I did feed her two live pinkies. I feel that it was worth it though, as she now eats frozen/thawed without hesitation.

If it taught the owner to buy frozen mice like a responsible person, then a minor bite might be worth it. In this case, however, I doubt that happened.

[wolfsoul]

I can't remember how long it lived. No, she didn't force feed it.

The first one she had only lived two weeks because she couldn't get it to eat the pinkies. The second one wouldn't eat the pinkies either, so she wouldn't make the same mistake again and fed it crickets.

It was such a long time ago, but I remember trying to sleep with crickets chirping in my ears.

[CathyBogart]

*Chuckles* that's why my beardie never gets crix. I can't sleep when they're chirping!

[luckies4me]

Well the snake I am referring to lost it's whole tail and required extensive surgery to fix his wounds. The snake did not have to go through that!