How to euthinize a feeder rat without Co2?

[Bellabob]

I can't afford to make a Co2 chamber and I read that you can just use a mouse trap to euthinize a couple of rats. After all it just snaps their neck real quick and they don't suffer. But the thing is one of the first litters I get I'm going to euthinize for my little cornsnake. But I'm pretty sure using a rat trap on a rat that small will just slice off its head. Is there any other way (besides Co2) to euthinize a newborn rat?

[armison89]

from my expierence its very hard to kill pinkys with co2. i dont even try anymore they get fed live now. they cant do much damage anyways bc theyre so small and weak.

[Rhasputin]

For newborns, just flick them hard on the top of their skull. Instant kill.

A CO2 chamber is cheap. You can literally make it for like $5. . . But yeah, CO2 doesn't work well on pinks.

[Bellabob]

I know but I want to euthinize a bunch at a time so I can just go to the freezer and thaw out a couple. So do I just break the neck?

[Powerspythons]

I've heard to euthanize pinks some people just put them in the freezer. If you can handle that.

[mainbutter]

Pinks are difficult. They don't need as much oxygen, so CO2 is not a good option.

However because of their biology, they are very susceptible to the cold. Many people just freeze them. I wouldn't do this on anything more than a day or two old.

For older rodents, cervical dislocation is a great technique. Pin the head (not TOO hard! You don't want to squish them and cause pain) with a pen on the edge of a table, grab the base of the tail, and with a swift yank you can sever the spinal column causing instant death.

[Rhasputin]

Flick them on the back of the head. One flick, instant death.
Their skulls are so soft, they just die from the flick.

Then freeze.
Very simple.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

For newborn it is recommended to put them directly in the freezer due to their resistance to hypoxia.

[andwhy6]

just feed um live. they cant hurt anything. if you really want um dead tho the freezer or a bucket of water usually works. i use a taser on my larger rodents so i guess you could do that too

[AlbinoBall]

@andwhy6 you use a taser? I was telling my wife the other day when my ball can eat full size rats I would like to just use a taser on it and she laughed at me. But you use a taser right? So what taser do you use? and its kills them instantly?