Killing Rats- Spoon Method

Good point, Nate: it doesn't hurt to try telling the guy that there's a more humane, inexpensive way to kill the rodents. He might be willing to learn, especially if it's offered as information rather than criticism.

Yikes, they freeze them to death? I would not shop there anymore; not to be too dramatic, but imagine freezing to death... I can't believe that someone would admit to killing rodents that way!
I have a tip for any of you who kill your own rats. I have found that they die much faster if you whack them against a very hard object (I use a large flat rock) than if you just whack em on a table ledge. I whack the rat into the rock, it twitches for a second and is dead. Flat. No suffering involved. Much less traumatic than getting constricted even.

im kinda.....not really scared, but kinda anxious about killing big ole rats when the time comes. i think if i go over to the breeders house to watch some feedings i think maybe i will ask her if i can whack a rat, just to get a feel for it.Does that sound like a good idea ?

yeah and you can watch her do it a few times too just to see how she does it. plus if you don't quite get it the first time she can probably give you some pointers or tips on how to do it better.

It really is not that hard for me. once I did it a few times, it got to be part of the feeding routine and nothing major.
I am toying with the idea of using a gas chamber though, just for the simple fact that it'd be easier when putting a large number of rats down at once. That kinda gets to me after awhile.

I just dump my rats into two grocery bags (one somtimes breaks), go out to my front porch (make sure no neighbors are watching or they might get a little spooked) and swing em hard to the ground. Longer bags create more force. They almost always die instantly. Dont be afraid of hitting them two hard, you wont "burst" them. The harder you hit, the less they suffer.

I have never tried the gas method. I work for a bank so I got a Fed. coin bag its like canvas I shake the mice up in the box to kind of confuse them. then dump two or what ever I am feeding down in this bag they run for the corner. I just walk out side and back hand the bag against the wall. It is quicker and free at that. Now if I ever have to do more than 2 or three then yea I think a gas chamber is the way to go. But this works for now.

hey right now i just have to kill medium sized mice for my ball python and i do this by putting a pen on their neck to pin them down, then i pull their tail really hard and that kills them instantly, they hardly even twitch, but i want to know if i can do this for bigger rats too , like will it work the same way just on a bigger scale, or will i not be able to pull hard enough to break their neck? (the rats are for my aligator) yep if anyone knows let me know thanks
christine

i could be wrong, but isn't freezing to death (mice or rats) just like going to sleep?(but a little colder)