how do you kill your rats when feeding pre-killed?

[adam_degel]

just wanna get an idea on any methods you guys use cause i'd rather feed live then frozen but i dont want to deal with the risk of a bite!

[HypoPita]

I tend to go the bow-and-arrow route, but it's not for everyone..

Why do you prefer to feed live? and what risk of a bite?

[adam_degel]

is that a joke? lol.. i dunno its just easier.. i understand the rats i feed now are young and cant do much damage but as they get older i dont want them taking chunks of snake out..

[Denial]

dry ice

[HypoPita]

nah man, I legit bust out my bow in the alley, let one go, and get some target practice jk I feed f/t. ....that does sound like something I would actually do though... I've fed f/t and live, and honestly, f/t is so much easier man. If you have live, and they don't eat, you have to deal with bedding, water, food, all that junk adding to an already more expensive feeder to begin with. That way you have no risk of biting

but hey, different strokes for different folks. I highly suggest f/t though, honestly. IF you do go the pk route, most people co2 gas them.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I rarely do (as I prefer to feed live) however if I retire a breeder rat, or if I euthanize rats because I produce too many I use this

[adam_degel]

really..lol.. thats intense.. i wonder if i could just suffocate them in a bag?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

i wonder if i could just suffocate them in a bag?

Rats have teeth and claws so you can imagine what will happen to your bag.

[Darkice]

A quick whack on the back of the head with a spoon will stunn them long enough for a feeding.

[BPelizabeth]

A quick whack on the back of the head with a spoon will stunn them long enough for a feeding.

ditto!