When I first learned that pinkies were a healthy part of Snakey's diet, I really had a hard time with it. I didn't like seeing a dead baby mouse, picking it up with the tweezers and dangling it in front of Snakey. I quickly learned that it's just a part of life, Snakey needed them to survive healthily. It got easier as I kept feeding them to him. It's really not that bad if you buy them pre-frozen because you just need to warm them up and they're already dead.