Thats no rat, thats a dwarf hamster. And the snake is some variety of corn snake, I believe. You can tell by the blue cloudiness over the eyes that the snake is about to shed, making the skin very unflexable, so it is unable to eat for the time being. That snake looks quite thin and undernourished, I’m sure after it sheds the hamster won’t last long.
Feeding a dwarf hamster to a domestic corn snake is pretty foolish anyway, unless you like vet bills. Dwarf hamsters can bite quite hard. And since corns will take prekilled (humanely killed) dead food, putting a small animal though unnecessary stress like being stalked by a snake is thoughtless. You also have to wonder how long the hamster has been in there to be relaxed around the snake, and how many days the hamster has gone without being fed.
This is not a “cute” picture but shows that the people in charge of these animals are negligent and bad pet owners.
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Nah, I think the rat is scared of being eated by the snake. That doesn’t show any love or friendship.
Thats no rat, thats a dwarf hamster. And the snake is some variety of corn snake, I believe. You can tell by the blue cloudiness over the eyes that the snake is about to shed, making the skin very unflexable, so it is unable to eat for the time being. That snake looks quite thin and undernourished, I’m sure after it sheds the hamster won’t last long.
Feeding a dwarf hamster to a domestic corn snake is pretty foolish anyway, unless you like vet bills. Dwarf hamsters can bite quite hard. And since corns will take prekilled (humanely killed) dead food, putting a small animal though unnecessary stress like being stalked by a snake is thoughtless. You also have to wonder how long the hamster has been in there to be relaxed around the snake, and how many days the hamster has gone without being fed.
This is not a “cute” picture but shows that the people in charge of these animals are negligent and bad pet owners.
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