I agree live feeding is cruel to both parties involved. I just lost my new baby crestie for 14 hrs so the thought of feeding one to a snake….live… makes me really sad.
What’s wrong with people is that they don’t understand the circle of life there’s certain animals snakes for example are used to breed that will not eat frozen or dead mice rabbits or anything else they need live food that’s when it comes down to if you don’t like it you just don’t get those animalsget animals that live on fruit and process food
The problem with people is that they can't have a pet and accept that they belong to a species that can be eaten. Dogs should also be okay to be eaten by other animals. You saying it's cruel makes you wrong. There is no right or wrong besides between humans. I also had a crested once, and I wouldn't feed it to other animals, but i can accept that specimens from that species can be eaten, and the same goes for dogs, as I have 2 and wouldn't let anything eat them
Dogs are in a different category they're not labeled as Livestock in the United States if you grab a puppy and through it to a crocodilian to eat you would be arrested for animal cruelty.
The context makes a BIG difference - dogs and crested geckos are effectively taken out of their native ecosystem once we choose to take them home. In doing so we make conscious choices about their diet, safety and wellbeing every day, which is quintessentially NOT their natural way of living but also vital for their happiness and health. I'm not a fan of the idea of Cresties being feeders, even if it's done humanely and ethically, thought it's a better alternative to negligence if people insist on doing it. Cresties are endangered in their natural habitat so it just seems gross to reduce something that needs our protection to food when there's so many good existing options out there to keep snakes healthy. I am 100% opposed to people doing this for fun when the reptile store's intention is to give the little crestie a good home, and the new owner is violating their wellbeing and safety which seems unnecessarily cruel. The video made some pretty good points, and it's a discussion we need to keep having if this is really becoming a trend - but please don't use the "it's nature" adage, it's reductionist and not super constructive.
