I would not want a pet that had to be fed live things

Rosemarie said:
So you went to a street market, bought a guinea pig, rat or whatever, fully intending to feed it to your snake? What a cold, callous person you must be.
Plus your snakes were kept..where? In a tank? What satisfaction did you get out of that? At least cats get to go outside and hunt for their own prey.
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Pet shops breed rats for snake food, & also sell frozen, dead mice & rats - just as markets sell you dead cows, pigs, chickens & suffocated fish for you to eat as well as ground-up animals that have been killed for your dogs & cats. Look up "Hypocrite" in the dictionary.
And when my Boa Constrictor got too large for a cage/tank (12 ft), I gave him to the zoo - where he got a huge enclosure, and a girlfriend & they fed him large rabbits. How....... disturbing!
How do you feel about pet birds in a cage that can't go outside? Parrots with clipped wings so they can't fly? Surgically neutering cats & dogs so we can keep them as pets?
Surely you can find a more-constructive way to feel better about yourself than being a put-down artist.
 

win231 said:
Pet shops breed rats for snake food, & also sell frozen, dead mice & rats - just as markets sell you dead cows, pigs, chickens & suffocated fish for you to eat as well as ground-up animals that have been killed for your dogs & cats. Look up "Hypocrite" in the dictionary.
And when my Boa Constrictor got too large for a cage/tank (12 ft), I gave him to the zoo - where he got a huge enclosure, and a girlfriend & they fed him large rabbits. How....... disturbing!
How do you feel about pet birds in a cage that can't go outside? Parrots with clipped wings so they can't fly? Surgically neutering cats & dogs so we can keep them as pets?
Surely you can find a more-constructive way to feel better about yourself than being a put-down artist.
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Look Win, can't we discuss the subject rationally without resorting to personal insults? It doesn't put either of us in a good light, does it? I don't eat meat, so that's not relevant.
I've put you on the defensive, which is interesting in itself. I could get all psychological and talk about the satisfaction of having a large, powerful animal under your control...just as some men like to ride big powerful motor-bikes.
Let's agree to differ shall we, and stop all this name-calling.
 
Rosemarie said:
Look Win, can't we discuss the subject rationally without resorting to personal insults? It doesn't put either of us in a good light, does it? I don't eat meat, so that's not relevant.
I've put you on the defensive, which is interesting in itself. I could get all psychological and talk about the satisfaction of having a large, powerful animal under your control...just as some men like to ride big powerful motor-bikes.
Let's agree to differ shall we, and stop all this name-calling.
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Yes, it would be nice if YOU could discuss the subject without personal insults. The insults started with YOU.
What do you expect when YOU call someone "Cold, Callous, or Disturbed" because you don't like their choice of a pet? And now, having a pet that you consider "Large & Powerful under my control" means I need to prove my manhood? Would that include anyone who has a German Shepard or Pit Bull?
I hope you're not any type of therapist or counselor.
 

Rosemarie said:
You're missing the point, which is that we know full well that most animals eat other animals. That is not what we are discussing. It's the fact that some people keep as pets the sort of animals which need to be fed live prey. The owner has to go out and buy a live creature to feed to their pet snake or whatever.
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You insulted debudon by saying she isn't living in the real world, so don't accuse me of being the first.
 
Rosemarie said:
So you went to a street market, bought a guinea pig, rat or whatever, fully intending to feed it to your snake? What a cold, callous person you must be.
Plus your snakes were kept..where? In a tank? What satisfaction did you get out of that? At least cats get to go outside and hunt for their own prey.
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Guinea pigs are human food in some areas as are snakes as are rats.
 
win231 said:
Pet shops breed rats for snake food, & also sell frozen, dead mice & rats - just as markets sell you dead cows, pigs, chickens & suffocated fish for you to eat as well as ground-up animals that have been killed for your dogs & cats. Look up "Hypocrite" in the dictionary.
And when my Boa Constrictor got too large for a cage/tank (12 ft), I gave him to the zoo - where he got a huge enclosure, and a girlfriend & they fed him large rabbits. How....... disturbing!
How do you feel about pet birds in a cage that can't go outside? Parrots with clipped wings so they can't fly? Surgically neutering cats & dogs so we can keep them as pets?
Surely you can find a more-constructive way to feel better about yourself than being a put-down artist.
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Our husbands are also neutered so we can keep them 🤣
 
Aneeda72 said:
Guinea pigs are human food in some areas as are snakes as are rats.
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Yes, I know. In South America, they are running around people's homes being fattened up for the table. That is not the same as confining a large snake to a glass tank and buying live creatures to feed to it.
 
Rosemarie said:
Yes, I know. In South America, they are running around people's homes being fattened up for the table. That is not the same as confining a large snake to a glass tank and buying live creatures to feed to it.
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Well, at least the snake is not going to be eaten, maybe.🤣
 
Rosemarie said:
You insulted debudon by saying she isn't living in the real world, so don't accuse me of being the first.
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Sorry, dear. Not the same as calling me "Disturbed," or "I enjoy watching killing," or "I need to prove my manhood by owning a powerful animal."
 
win231 said:
Sorry, dear. Not the same as calling me "Disturbed," or "I enjoy watching killing," or "I need to prove my manhood by owning a powerful animal."
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I need to prove my manhood. How do I go about that? Oh, wait, I can not afford a sex change operation. 🙄. It’s always about the money 🤦🏻‍♀️ always. Just curious, are you guys going to keep this up much longer? Just put each other on ignore and let it go.
 
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