Snake Website

[shrimply]

Just set-up a new website all snake lovers out there are welcome and I would love to here some of your comments.

Snake Keepers Website

 

[shrimply]

Any comments, I know quite a few of you keep reptiles and some suggestions on improvement would be nice.

 

[RandomWiktor]

Nice site ^^ The information is wonderful, the layout is attractive, and the pics are great. My one suggestion would be to have some info on feeding though, as many herp keepers don't always know what is best. You could give the advantages and disadvantages of frozen vs. store bought live vs. home raised live. And info on stunning live prey and where to by stunning implements might be good as well, since too many snakes have gotten injured and infected from bite wounds.
Keep up the good work!

 

[shrimply]

Thanks, there is a few reasons why there is nothing on feeding. The main one being that at the price you can get frozen food i see no reason to feed anything else. The other is I am in the UK where live feeding is illegal and the thought of having to stun or kill the prey puts a lot of people of.

The third is that I really don't want to start posting information that is not correct and I know very little about other methods. What I do know is that apart from a good smash over the head there are really only two other options CO2 and freezing them and I have seen some pretty good arguments to say that both do not kill the mouse painlessly.

Thanks again for the advice and I will probably add a bit about feeding as well as feeding methods but in my opinion, unless there is a good reason, you should only feed mice that have been frozen a defrosted. And really I don't even want to think about how the ones I buy frozen are killed cause I can almost guarantee that is inhumane. So maybe it is better to breed them yourself.

See now I am arguing with myself,lol, I really am not an expert on the subject.

 

[Saedcantas]

I don't even want to think about how the ones I buy frozen are killed cause I can almost guarantee that is inhumane. So maybe it is better to breed them yourself.

Hiya Shrimply, nice little site there Good work

I just wanted to add some information about feeding snakes in the UK to clarify it a little for you
Livefeeding is not strictly illegal (yet) in the UK, however it is taken as a general rule that while there is not yet direct legislation against it, you can be prosecuted for the act on the ground of cruelty to the rodent or other vertebrate used and also for neglect towards your own pet animal The ongoing revision of the Animal Welfare Bill looks like it will clear up this one and introduce direct legislation that prevents anyone from doing so legally unless they have the express written permission of a qualified reptilian veterinarian and that the snake will die if no action is taken.

The farms which produce our frozen mice, rats, hamsters and gerbils are extremely well monitored and legal restrictions regarding practices in them are heavily enforced.

The most humane way of euthanising rodents for the purpose of feeding to snakes (or otherwise for that matter) is using C02 gas actually.
C02 is heavier than mixed air and sinks to the bottom of large deep tubs that are used and the animals are simply introduced to the tubs once the C02 level in them has reached the set level required. The rodents simply go to sleep and asphyxiate.

I know you didnt actually want to know about these things, but I felt it was important to educate you on it so you would not wrongly feel guilt or feel that the rodents you buy are probably mistreated when they are certainly not

Lotte***

 

[Leopard-danio]

Shrimply don't u post on www.snakepictures.co.uk

Well if so then Steve has set up a new gallerey if u dint already know btw tis Ellen

and kool site i saw it on snakepictures

 

[MegTheFish]

Sorry to stray off topic but on the topic of frozen prey, I have a question. When we get frozen mice in (I work at a petstore) their noses are often covered in blood and there is droppings (poop) in the bag. I've really been wondering what kind of method of killing would be used as it doesn't seem humane at all the way these poor mice come in. Me and a coworker would like to know so if anybody knows...

 

[Leopard-danio]

I've heard they put them in the freezer and they basically go to sleep within a few minutes it's apparantly the kindest thing plus these mice are specially bred for reptile consumption...i'm not overlly keen on feeding my lil one mice either but it's got to eat...