Is it wrong to use free kittens as snake food?
 

I keep large reptiles and the food bill is pretty high. I was looking at Craig's List and there are TONS of free kittens that are about the right size. To me they are no different from a rat, I'm thinking I could get 5 or 6 free kittens a week and save a lot of money. I wish I had thought of this a long time ago.

adapt or die.

I see no problem with this what so ever. As Bob Barker always said, "Help control the animal population! Keep your pets spayed or neutered.."

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That's kind of how I see it too.

People keep dead frozen mice in their freezers for their snakes. So, from an ethical standpoint what is the difference ? Logically none, but I think the idea sucks!

Well if I end up getting too many kittens I can euthanize them then freeze them for later use. No problems there, my reptiles will take pre-killed prey.

I'm sure some people will look down on it because kittens are thought of as cute pets.

You probably shouldnt tell your plans to the people you get the kittens from.

Listen to this man. This is the best advice you will get this entire thread.

He's probably right but if I stick with farm kittens nobody will care. But yeah, you don't want to tell some little girl that her 8 kittens are going to be torn apart by a giant monitor or eaten whole by a giant snake. I'm an animal lover too.

You sick fuck! If I knew where you lived I'd call the cops.

Why? Snakes have to eat too.

Yeah. The cops care about cats. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Now that I think about it I could get free puppies too.

LMFAO...You should be reported.

Dude he would get arrested. Without a doubt.

Feed it mice and be happy. Animal abuse is one thing I cannot stand.

Not around here, hahaha trust me on that one. An animal is an animal, a kitten is no different than a rat and nobody cares if you give rats to snakes.

I wouldn't be abusing the kittens or puppies. I'd be feeding them to large reptiles. Sort of like how humans eat cows. My creatures are far too big for mice btw.

What country do you live in?

France......

You can be arrested there. You'd really only be able to get away with it in Asian countries.

What makes a cat different than a rat? I dissected a cat in advanced biology in high school. It's just another animal that is used for food for another. I would actually enjoy watching that one go down in a courtroom. (your logic)

I hate cats. I'm a dog person. I dunno but the thought of someone feeding their snake kittens isn't right.

Ya, know I have always had a facination with snakes. (Not the trouser variety for all you fuckheads getting ready to pounce on me with that BS. )

I have lived in Florida all my life and I still catch plenty of snakes. I've caught 'em all from Coachwhips, Indigos to Coral Snakes and Rattlers. I had a room full of them (Non-venomous) when I was a kid, up 'till like 16 YO.
Since then I have always let them go and/or relocated them to the woods by my house. I would prefer they go get their own food. Yes they are cool and it is very interesting to watch them do their job on small critters, but it gets old after a while.

While I know many kittens have met their fate in this manner in the natural world. I think it really is a cruel and inhumane deed you are talking about here. :error

more humane if you killed the kittens first?

We have a cat but I prefer dogs too, especially pit bulls.

The most humane way to do that is with CO2. You get some dry ice and put it in a container with holes in it. (This is to keep the animal from getting burned by it.) Then you put that inside of a bucket with the animal to be euthanized and cover it. As the dry ice evaporates, it gives off CO2. Within seconds the animal falls over dead, never feeling a thing. It is quite humane. I've only done it with rats, however.

You should leave the nature as it is. I know it sucks that we eat animals, I can't see myself eating anything other than meat. But the way I see it, those slaughtered animals have some purpose, they keep us alive. While having pets is pretty stupid as they can take care of themselves.

You'd be killing animals for no reason other than being bored. That would be on you...

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Only feed your snakes strays, not family pets.

I used to breed retics in the Philippines. There is a lot of cats on the street since people don't know how to spay their fucking felines. No problem at all. PETA is actually on our side on this one.

There's nothing wrong in feeding your reptiles some pussies and puppies. Any animal is an animal, even humans.

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I know that snakes have to eat and we should leave settle this by the nature but what you propose sounds me like you are forcing the nature.....as if I'd take your kids and give them as food to lions. Ppl would be horrified.

Wouldn't it just be easier to keep a hutch of breeding rabbits in your garden?

Hence the term - Breed Like Rabbits - Continual supply of fresh food, and no issues with people who dont agree?

Actually there is a difference. A rat is a vermin and cats and dogs are considered as pets in a lot of countries. I guess including France. In my country the kittens also have to be 12 weeks old before you are allowed to take them from their mother.

If you can't afford to buy propper food for your snake, why don't you catch or buy some mice or rats and let them multiply in a cage? Or buy a pig cheap from a farm and cut it into pieces. They might even have dead ones you can get for free.

This thread just made me sad. I love cats, and i wish that I hadn't seen this thread.

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The great thing about humans is that we are all different.

If you cant afford to feed them maybe you shouldn't have them ?
Or just give them away as food to peeps in Asia, I hear they love snake meat.

Are snakes cannibals? Feed them baby snakes :P

men that keep reptiles as pets have cock issues - Sigmund Freud

You should only feed your snakes cows and pigs. That way you won't offend anyone except maybe people from India.