| Many of us think that it's a good idea to feed our | | | | and hide somewhere in your house. Also, depending |
| pet snake live food instead of pre-killed food. Often, | | | | on the type of cage you use to house your snake, |
| we'll think that this is the preferred way to feed our | | | | the rat could even escape from the cage. You'd be |
| snake because it is more "natural", and this is the | | | | surprised at how far and high a rat can jump when it |
| way the snake would prefer it. However, there are a | | | | is faced with the prospect of being eaten alive by a |
| few dangers of this practice which everyone should | | | | snake. Searching for a loose rat in your house is |
| keep in mind. Of course, the most common food for | | | | rarely an enjoyable activity. |
| a snake is rats and mice, so this article will discuss | | | | 3. Sometimes the rat wins |
| those foods. | | | | Although 99% of the time your snake will quickly and |
| 1. Danger: your empathy may be in jeopardy | | | | efficiently take care of the rat, that rat isn't going to |
| Have you ever heard an animal screaming for its life? | | | | go down without a fight. It has fangs and claws of |
| Although we would like the rat to quietly accept its | | | | its own which it will use to defend itself. A carefully |
| fate, this is not what happens. Instead, the rodent | | | | placed bite from the rat has the ability to kill your |
| will scream, squirm, and do everything it can to avoid | | | | snake within seconds. Some people believe that |
| being placed in the cage with the snake. Tongs are | | | | feeding a live rat to a snake is actually the more |
| an absolute necessity, because the rat will try to bite | | | | humane way to do things for this very reason. At |
| you in order to get away. Since a rat is a small | | | | least it gives the rat a fighting chance. However, if |
| mammal, you may find yourself empathizing with the | | | | you are solely concerned with keeping your pet |
| rat as it screams for its life. | | | | snake alive, remember that every time you put a live |
| 2. The rat or mouse can escape | | | | rat in its cage, it has a chance to lose the battle. This |
| A live rat has several opportunities to escape. If you | | | | is a matter of life and death to these animals. |
| aren't careful, it can squirm out of your tongs and run | | | | |