If you have a method, that you know will be frowned upon, then you should probably switch methods.
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I assumed you would use a different method for sick mice, or if you had more mice than your snake needed one week. It's dangerous to overfeed reptiles, or feed them unhealthy food.
Hmmm, whether feeding live to a snake is torture or not is down to one's one morals. I wouldn't keep a snake that wouldn't accept pre-killed food because I consider livefeeding to be very cruel to the mice. The thought of being enclosed with a huge predator with no chance isn't very pleasant to me. I'm afraid I'd cull the snake; by not accepting pre-killed food it does not fit one of my requirements for a pet, and I'd get one that did accept dead mice.
To answer your questions:
Sarah xxx
Hmmm, whether feeding live to a snake is torture or not is down to one's one morals. I wouldn't keep a snake that wouldn't accept pre-killed food because I consider livefeeding to be very cruel to the mice. The thought of being enclosed with a huge predator with no chance isn't very pleasant to me. I'm afraid I'd cull the snake; by not accepting pre-killed food it does not fit one of my requirements for a pet, and I'd get one that did accept dead mice.
To answer your questions:
Depends entirely on what your goals are. I cull mice that are sick, beyond breeding/showing age, or that I simply don't need. If you're showing you would cull mice of any age with obvious faults, assuming you have enough good ones to work with. You might cull all of the pinkie males on day one because you don't need any males. Just depends. If you can a bit more specific you might get a more useful answer!
Ain't no point waiting around! Just get it done
Sarah xxx
Ok so pretty much culling has to do all in ones needs. like right now i have use for maybe 1 more buck so i would obviously want to cull the remainder bucks if i couldnt sell them to good pet homes.
and well the snake came before the mice did as i have only recently started breeding mice. and i wasnt at that point considering keeping mice until i started buying in groups or 5 so i didnt have to go to the store all the time then i got attached and well... now i have 6 does (1 preg.) and 1 buck and now i am back to buying feeder mice as i dont want to feed them lol. so my plan kinda failed.
as for culling i dont have the room for a co2 tank setup as im in a 1 br apartment. and i cant kill them i think thats cruel whacking them even though i know its instant i feel bad when i see the little blood spatters in the bag
And no i dont over feed they all live happy until feeding day than 1 mouse gets chosen (usually a mean one as i dont tolerate biters) and then thats it the rest live happily until one more gets chosen 4 days later as i feed 2 a week.
and well the snake came before the mice did as i have only recently started breeding mice. and i wasnt at that point considering keeping mice until i started buying in groups or 5 so i didnt have to go to the store all the time then i got attached and well... now i have 6 does (1 preg.) and 1 buck and now i am back to buying feeder mice as i dont want to feed them lol. so my plan kinda failed.
as for culling i dont have the room for a co2 tank setup as im in a 1 br apartment. and i cant kill them i think thats cruel whacking them even though i know its instant i feel bad when i see the little blood spatters in the bag
And no i dont over feed they all live happy until feeding day than 1 mouse gets chosen (usually a mean one as i dont tolerate biters) and then thats it the rest live happily until one more gets chosen 4 days later as i feed 2 a week.
It can be all of those things. Colour, sex, deformity, coat type, etc.
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