recycling animals

[ScottyGurn]

what is your opinion on this??

for instance my scorpion died while i was away on holiday (even though my mum had been looking after my collection for me) so I fed the scorp to my bosc monitor.

It died the day i came back so dont think i6t was sat there giong stale for weeks or anything.

[suez]

imo its not a great idea what if the scorp was harbouring something nasty or had been poisened or something

[lil05]

personally i dont think i could bring myself to do it
and wouldnt a scorpain have some nasty poison/venom (whatever they use to paralize animals) still in it?

[jclee]

Even if you cut the stinger off, it's a very chitonous species. I might worry about the exoskeleton causing an intestinal blockage.

I've fed accidentally bred fish fry to various other pets, but that's not quite the same as what you're describing. I have polyurethaned deceased crabs and hermit crabs, to keep on display. That might be a good use for an already deceased scorpion. Could make a gorgeous display.

[superjacko]

whined up surely?? hope you gave the bosc some Rennie after!

[Sollytear]

I fed my dieing roaches and mantids to my other mantids.
I fed my dieing large mantis to my leo.
I will feed my sling (if it dies) to my leo.
I do not think I could feed my leos to anything as I have too much of a bond to them.

[Debbie1962]

Couldn't do it, everything gets buried in the garden when it's time comes.

[Ben678]

i couldnt do it my pets would be buried

[atum]

Not too sure. Although my beardie is always eyeing up the stick insects when Im cleaning them out

[Ben678]

Originally Posted by atum

. Although my beardie is always eyeing up the stick insects when Im cleaning them out

made me giggle