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@Alexander_Hartsell I was close....LOL. Don't forget that Ts struggle to digest vertebrates (it's the calcium they can't digest) so as long as that is not the staple diet you should be fine.
@Alexander_Hartsell I hope it wasn't alive when you gave it to your T? I'm sorry but I have to say I don't agree with Ts being fed these sort of things but that's my personal opinion
Yeah, in my opinion they're just too intelligent and capable of feeling pain to be fed to them. However it is true that they do hunt them in the wild and nearly anything with a brain can feel pain, so it's really just a choice. Both sides really have the reasoning, so it's really a matter of opinion at this point.
@GermanGamer7 if the profile pic is anything to go by, that genic won't need feeding for months. And hopefully there are no accidents, with a butt that size, a fall will certainly kill it.
Something else the OP should consider too. Handling in any form, especially promoting it as a profile pic, is likely to provoke a response from T lovers. And generally it wont be a good one!
Food for thought @Alexander_Hartsell
@Phil Good point unfortunately it seems to be more common place especially with new keepers of Ts to think its ok to hold them...or put them on their face!?!
