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Snake food?

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Wise Old Thumper
Does this really happen? I was discussing it with my partner and he was of the view that there isn't that many snakes in Britain that are capable of eating a bunny. I however am not that sure, I panic when I read in the bargain pages of bunnies "free to good home" and I was just wondering if anyone knows how common it actually is?
 
No idea. I try not to think about it. I have to say I was watching some animal programme a while back and it had this guy on with his horrible pet snake (ginormous huge slithering scarey thing - I'm scared of them!) and he said that he fed it mice every day and a rabbit once a week!! I just had to turn over then. So it must go on.. :cry: :cry: :cry: :evil:
 
Me too :cry: So upset when I saw that programme. They didn't show anything but just him saying that was what they did... :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
There is some bad people about, I do everyones head in anyway with stuff like this. Whenever my bloke eats meat which is very rare these days, I am like "don't you realises you are eating an animals insides", I normally put him off, but don't mean to, meat eaters don't upset me or offend me, I just don't get it.
 
from the story I assume that shoes was moving her babies around as to hide them :cry: :cry: she would have probably heard their distress calls when being fed to the snake :cry: :cry: :cry:

I would say this probably happens more than we will ever find out :cry:
 
I would think that buying an adult bunnies to give to a snake wouldn't be that common but breeding for the babies slightly more so.

I imagine that most pet owners get their snake food from a reptile shop freezer. A snake that size would probably only feed once every 2-4 weeks. The effort in getting the rabbit would out weight the cost of just buying one.

The main welfare issue would be in the conditions the rabbits are kept in at farms that supply the shops the same as with rabbits in farms that supply the pet trade.

Tam
 
Oh God what an horrible thought, I hate the way they are breed for stuff like that. The same people that breed bunnies to be a loveable pets, breed them to be sent off to be killed? What a horrible world we live in!
 
i have had a quick look on this thread but I know stuff like this goes on and sometimes I would rather not read it. I like to be educated and help where I can but this stuff just upsets me as there wouldn't be much anybody could do to track people down that do this horrible horrible thing :cry:
 
I think the places that breed animals for snake food have to be run completely differently from those that breed for pets as they need to ensure a constant supply of babies being bred and frozen for sale to reptile shops.

I don't think any back-yard breeder that would breed for sale to the pet trade would be set up correctly to breed them for food. I should think you specialise in one or the other as those bred for food would need to be monitored more strictly, kept disease free and fed on special protein foods to ensure they were providing all the correct nutrients for the reptiles.

True breeders would be horrified to think of any of their babies being eaten by reptiles!

Caz
 
What a heartwarming story about Shoes and Sox! The poor little bunsters, at least they both had a happy ending.

I think the only people who can accurately tell us what goes on are snake owners themselves! I quite like snakes but I couldn't deal with feeding them, it's far too gruesome.
 
ooooh Shoes and Sox!!!! :cry: I'm so happy they are loved and cared for now. What a rotten life they had and their poor babies. Sometimes I really hate humans :cry: xxx
 
snake food

Animal Rescue and Care took a number of rabbits in a year ago which came from someone who was breeding them with the intention of them becoming food for snakes. Unfortunately it is probably more commn than we care to imagine. All the rabbits that came to ARC were all lovely natured rabbits.

http://www.animalrescueandcare.org.uk/history.asp?i=19

Janice
 
While it makes me really sad to think of rabbits been used for snake food and the poor bunny hiding her babies. I suppose snakes need to eat something!? We don't give much thought to opening a tin of cat food. Maybe its just the conditions they are kept under. Its the same with chickens I suppose the free range ones are at least treated well.

But its not a nice thought when cuddling your fluffy bunny to think to something, someone, its dinner!!

Betty
 
Betty said:
While it makes me really sad to think of rabbits been used for snake food and the poor bunny hiding her babies. I suppose snakes need to eat something!? We don't give much thought to opening a tin of cat food. Maybe its just the conditions they are kept under. Its the same with chickens I suppose the free range ones are at least treated well.

But its not a nice thought when cuddling your fluffy bunny to think to something, someone, its dinner!!

Betty
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I see your point and you are right. It’s the conditions these animals are kept under that is a problem.

We don’t feed our Cat's commercial Cat food, as it’s a load of rubbish. Whisker's has got 4% meat in. What's in the rest???? Plus Whisker's/Pedigree test on animals or are involved with testing on animal’s.

We feed Arden Grange, which is BUAV approved and free range Chicken where possible.

Pet owners can be more selective what they feed their animals. So animals all round get a better deal.

The BUAV website has loads of information about the Pet Food industry.

Some of the reading isn't pleasant.

http://www.buav.org/campaigns/petfood/index.html

Louise
 
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