is Raising feeder mice for you?

[GartersRock]

I sometimes have to feed live geckos..... I HATE it in a way...They squeek. But it doesn't bother me in another way... I wouldn't say I am desensitized. I just have seperate places in my head and heart for feeders and for pets (I have kept rodents etc as pets and love them and would NEVER feed them, but I have fed live (or purchased live and killed) over the years on many occasion)
I just seperate them and move on. But thats just me. *shrugs*

[Garter_Gertie]

"You're a better man than I, Ghunga Din."

[GartersRock]

Lol! I don't know about that.

[Loren]

I just have seperate places in my head and heart for feeders and for pets

Thats pretty much what it takes.

[CrazyHedgehog]

As much of a strong woman as I am, there is no way I could. I cringe feeding live fish! !

I must admit, I can't do the swift whack thing...I can't bring myself to do the 'physical' act.....gassing is ok, a little gas very slowly till they pass out and then put full on for a minute or so!

and yes I strill cringe...

[GartersRock]

The easiest way I have ever done. And this is gross. Is to put the mouse in a pillow case and smack it on a hard surface. SOOOO quick. I have NEVER had any mouse be alive when I checked inside. It's kind of ugly. But as quick and easy as you can get. But I hate doing it.

[Garter_Gertie]

I'm checkin' outta here. I cannot take this.

[GartersRock]

Sorry Gertie.....

[Snake lover 3-25]

ick!!!! i could never do that!!!!....... but i bet i could get my brother or dad to do it...... you gotta do what you gotta do...... but i'd need help to do it....

[Seere121]

Right now I'm feeding 3 adult Ball Pythons, 2 juvenile Carpet pythons, 2 nearly adult Corn snakes, 3 juvenile Corn snakes, and 3 adult garter snakes. They're all mouse trained, and every week to two weeks, I spend nearly $40 at petco for the 7 adult mice, and nearly 20 or so fuzzies. Would setting up a breeder colony for this ammount snakes be worth it? I have no problems with killing the mice. Before i got the baby snakes, all i was able to find for my first BP was live so I would just pinch the neck and it would die instantly. Another solution I'm thinking about is buying a 6 month supply from mice direct, but the $80 a month for the snakes now is keeping me from saving enough to make a $250 online purchace.