Save a Pinkie Mouse from Death?

Question

how many of you people think this plan is stupid.

I really want to save a pinkie mouse ( baby feeder mouse that they feed to snakes) So Im going to convince my parents to drop me and my friend off at the petland ( there going to think Im buying crikets for my lizzard) and buy a pinkie mouse.

Am I crazy or just very desperate to take care of a helpless animal.

by the way im 15

Answer 1

You can try but you have to research on how to care for the animal at such a young age before you get it. I think it is an ok idea because of one reason. Every time you eat a hamburger, you are eating an animal someone killed. It is the way of life an you can't really change that. Animals need to die for others to live.

I like what you were thinking though.:)

Answer 2

they require round the clock care feeding something like every 4 hours u wont be able to care for it and instead of giving it the quick death a snake does you give it a long drawn out painful death

which is very cruel in my eyes. only people with the right knowledge equipment and team of people behind them should even attempt what your suggesting  

youve got a good heart but u need to see that this is alot of work and u might end up doing more harm that good

Answer 3

you can't hand rear a pinky mouse they are too small and need to be fed to often.  also most people buy frozen pinkies  not live and most chain pet stores don't sell live pinkie mice.

Answer 4

snakes have to eat too. rats and mice in the pet trade are like cattle. for one thing to live, something has to die. being eaten by a snake is a much more humane way to die than being slowly starved to death.  

Answer 5

one time i had to take care of one Cuz my snake would not eat (the mouse died) it but they are very  hard to take care of you  have to like feed them with a syringe and put a heat lamp over it so if you got it it would die anyways so just let a snake eat it and you have to have a parent with you to buy a live animal so you idea wont work

its a bad idea all your going to do is starve the dumb thing to death and you cant even do it cuz you have to have a parent with you to buy a live animal

Answer 6

what i think you doing is pretty cool of  you to go thought all that trouble to save a pinkie mouse from death and i think you not crazy but a good person just to save a harmless creature.

by the way am 14...

Answer 7

Its just going to die! pinkies are helpless without there mothers, they are to tiny for you to take care of. I have tried, b/c one time my corn snake wouldnt eat his, it died in 2 days!

BTW that is a crazy plan, you might as well leave it at the petstore and let a snake live by eating it rather then you taking it home and letting it die there!

ow and FYI for the first answer- you do NOT have to have a parent with you to buy a live animal, just specific things! besides a pinky is not considered a pet it is considered food for other pets so they will let you buy it without an adult!!!! DUH!

Answer 8

It's pretty much human nature to care for those who can't protect themselves.  It is a good cause to want to save pinkies from death but you can't provide the care a newborn needs and then you would feel worse because you were cause of the pinkies death.  It's best to let the pinkies die for a cause.