Would YOU Kiss THIS Face?!?

Are monitors like snakes, or maybe it's a characteristic of reptiles in general?

I used to watch a few snake-breeding channels that explained that there's a big controversy over feeding with live vs. frozen/pre-killed prey. Apparently, many argue that the live prey (claws, teeth, etc.) can tear up/damage/kill a reptile in the process.

But they also explained that in some cases, the snakes refuse to eat prey that was already dead, and so living prey is the only option... ?

The title says it all.

Inquiring minds want to know:

1. Would you kiss this face???

2. What about if kissing this creature would result in you getting the prince/princess/companion of your dreams as a result?!?






And these aren't your little garden variety toads, either.





Unfortunately, I have several CC friends who know that one of my extreme, irrational phobias is of toads and frogs, and occasionally (read: all too often) they enjoy taking advantage of my great fears.

Wasps? Hornets? Spiders (as long as they're not the size of my hand)? No problem.

But if you cross my path with one (or worse, a group) of these beady-eyed, questionably suspicious-looking amphibians, you can almost place bests on me jumping and screaming. I can only blame it on bad childhood memories of deadheading my Mom's petunias as a kid and a "bumpy rock" jumping out at me, and a boy at summer camp who came up to me and said, "I have a surprise for you!"

The last thing I saw was a pair of beady little eyes popping up over the boy's cupped hands as I screamed and ran away. NO.THANK.YOU!!!

And to this day, I still shudder when I see petunias at local garden centers.

A few days ago, a CC friend sent me a picture of a toad that she and her mom had encountered while coming home from grocery shopping. She said it was about the size of a personal pan pizza.

Jiminy Crickets, the picture alone made my heart stop!!!

And then my friend sweetly suggested, "Why don't you kiss him, Seoul? After all, he might turn into a prince!"

(For anyone who might be unfamiliar with this, there is a well-known fairy tale here in the USA in which a princess kisses a frog and he becomes a handsome prince.)

Uh....

I think I'll take my chances at STAYING SINGLE, THANKS.

HOWEVER... What about the rest of you?

If you could kiss a face like this and it would turn into the prince or princess of your dreams, WOULD YOU DO IT?!?

I am really curious to hear the answers!

Just a fun little thread to kick off the weekend!

I dunno if I could live with a prince....Princes these days have a lot of issues, as do princesses. They dont seem all that happy, despite what Hello! magazine may want you to believe.

Maybe im just cynical, but anyone growing up in the 80s knows all about what troubles the royal family were constantly having. I mean granted they were rich peoples problems, so it was more like what million pound outfit can I wear on my next tour of the empire, but still. Too much drama.

Id not kiss it, bit its ADORABLE. I'd befriend it and feed it bugs lol

You know a lot about that challenge. That is very important for any reptile keeper to know so that their pet doesn't get harmed and the feed prey does not suffer.
I didn't like to see feeder rodents suffer either. That's why I came up with a solution. Feeding live rodents is unnecessary nearly all the time if you have someone that can teach the proper technique. We designed special feeder devices to solve that problem. That way the feed prey that has been humanely euthanized can be stored in a freezer and thawed for convenience. The pet then can be fed without fear of it being bitten or harmed


like a pointless exercise.

euthanaia is poison so, if you're feeding snakes poisoned rodents, you'll just end up killing the snakes anyway.

1. Would you kiss this face???