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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 145808" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>I like watching mine hunt down their insects. I love the strike and pursuit. The hunting prowess is part of the appeal of my predatory pets. But those insects are appropriately sized prey that aren't going to injure the tarantula, and they are going to die reasonably quickly. There won't be any fighting or "wrestle to the death".</p><p></p><p>Also, call me a hypocrite, or soft-hearted, but a mammal suffering an unnecessary, slow, torturous, painful death is not the same thing as a cricket or roach getting snatched up and having the fangs immediately pierce them to the core. When a wild hawk grabs a bunny it doesn't euthanize the bunny before eating it alive. I can't help that. When <em>my</em> hawk grabs a bunny, I humanely euthanize it ASAP before the hawk starts eating it. To some people this might not make any difference. Respect, reverence, and humane treatment of the prey species is of monumental importance to me, be it a roach, goldfish, a rabbit, or a mouse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 145808, member: 27883"] I like watching mine hunt down their insects. I love the strike and pursuit. The hunting prowess is part of the appeal of my predatory pets. But those insects are appropriately sized prey that aren't going to injure the tarantula, and they are going to die reasonably quickly. There won't be any fighting or "wrestle to the death". Also, call me a hypocrite, or soft-hearted, but a mammal suffering an unnecessary, slow, torturous, painful death is not the same thing as a cricket or roach getting snatched up and having the fangs immediately pierce them to the core. When a wild hawk grabs a bunny it doesn't euthanize the bunny before eating it alive. I can't help that. When [I]my[/I] hawk grabs a bunny, I humanely euthanize it ASAP before the hawk starts eating it. To some people this might not make any difference. Respect, reverence, and humane treatment of the prey species is of monumental importance to me, be it a roach, goldfish, a rabbit, or a mouse. [/QUOTE]
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