Potential first-time snake owner questioning morality

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I suggest getting a herbivorous reptile. You never know what could happen.

I thought about my snake for a long time before I purchased her. One of the first questions I asked myself was "am I okay with feeding a snake?" I pretty quickly decided that yes, I was.

Frozen gassed mice are ideal, but you never know. Some snakes refuse to eat pre-killed food, as mine seems to be doing. I had to feed her a live pinkie mouse yesterday just to get her to eat at all. And if I can't get her to switch to frozen/thawed food in the future I'll have to eventually feed her live adult mice.

And I'll have to babysit her while she eats to make sure the mouse doesn't bite her back. I will have to be there when she kills that mouse.

I'm okay with this. Are you?

My sister was not. She knew she would never be okay feeding food "with a face" to a pet, even pre-killed. She bought a crested gecko on the same day I purchased my snake, and is very happy with him. She finds much enjoyment from watching him in his enclosure.

There are plenty of fantastic, interesting reptiles that eat plants and insects. If you decide you want a snake anyway though, I'm sure you'll fine a nice individual to rescue/adopt! c: