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Old 23-04-2008, 05:35 PM
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Are there many people on here feeding live rodents to their Bullfrogs?

As per the clip?

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Old 23-04-2008, 05:51 PM
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no and there should not be, live feeding is ellegal in the uk!

plenty of good food sources are avaliable without having to do this, which is usually for the viewers sick pleasure any way rather than the good of the frog!
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Old 23-04-2008, 06:02 PM
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live feeding is not illegal in the uk. there is a thread on live feeding laws somewhere........
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Old 23-04-2008, 06:09 PM
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Are there many people on here feeding live rodents to their Bullfrogs?

As per the clip?

LiveLeak.com - Bull Frog Eats Mouse
The voiceover indicates that the person filming it was in the 'States. I doubt that very many people in the UK feed live rodents to amphibians at all.
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Old 23-04-2008, 06:13 PM
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Old 23-04-2008, 06:15 PM
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It's an American thing... They'll eat dead food just as well and is far more acceptable.
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found thread in snake section...

was news to me, always thought is was illegal and going by that thread it is a pretty vaguge law, as surley feeding a mouse to a frog is causing unnecassary suffering, making it illegal....

still there is no need for it with a frog, can get 5 different inverts in a pet store, not like there is lack of food....

most people only live feed to show of or to make a youtube vid..... sick, twisted and needless
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found thread in snake section...

was news to me, always thought is was illegal and going by that thread it is a pretty vaguge law, as surley feeding a mouse to a frog is causing unnecassary suffering, making it illegal....

still there is no need for it with a frog, can get 5 different inverts in a pet store, not like there is lack of food....

most people only live feed to show of or to make a youtube vid..... sick, twisted and needless

Or because youtube's an american site & it's pretty acceptable over there...
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Or because youtube's an american site & it's pretty acceptable over there...

so i owning a gun and shooting burgulars!

dosnt make it right just because yanks do it!
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Old 23-04-2008, 06:29 PM
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so i owning a gun and shooting burgulars!

dosnt make it right just because yanks do it!
no but it is right though, to an extent, people should be allowed to protect their propert with acceptable force and if that means facing a burgler who is also armed with a gun then so be it.

But thats not the point of the thread, live feeding is unnesesary and cruel, and although not illegal, you would be prosecuted if the RSPCA(ssholes) found out and unless you could prove it was needed you would probably get a conviction.
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