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eac84
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Posted - 19/12/2013 :  16:41:11  Show Profile  Send eac84 an AOL message  Reply with Quote
just a quick question that maybe a bit controversial but is it legal in the uk to humanly kill rats yourself to feed them to your snake?

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Posted - 19/12/2013 :  17:06:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
yes it's legal long as their is no un nessesary suffering ie freezing them.

co2 chamber's are a humane way to euthanise them or a blow to the back of the neck to sever the spinal cord
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phlegmatical
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Posted - 19/12/2013 :  17:15:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not that it is advised but is it legal to live feed?
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SilverWings
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Posted - 19/12/2013 :  17:19:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by phlegmatical

Not that it is advised but is it legal to live feed?


Bit of a grey area I think, my understanding is that it's legal as long as it's done as a last resort and for the good of the snake (i.e. the snake will die from starvation if it is not fed live), thereby preventing unnecessary suffering of the snake. It is not legal if done just for the sake of it, since it causes unnecessary suffering to the prey item if the snake will take pre-killed.
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eac84
Hatchling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/12/2013 :  19:12:38  Show Profile  Send eac84 an AOL message  Reply with Quote
thank you
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hodgie
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Posted - 19/12/2013 :  19:16:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Your best just not advertising the fact that you may need to do it.
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