Chris Keil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>Most of the "serious" snake owners I know (the ones who actually want to own
>and care for a snake, as opposed to people who want to watch a kind of
>garbage disposal for rodents) will kill the live food before they feed it to
>the snake. Even a mouse can scratch, and snakes can run into the thousands
>when it comes to replacing them. So it's easier to put the critter down,
>and then feed it to the snake.
In the UK it is illegal to live feed any mammal. Despite the lack of
live prey, I see no shortage of pet reptiles.
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Julian
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