pre killing

i heard of this method where you hold down there head with a forcep or pen and give them a quick, hard tug on there tail to break there neck. would that work?

That's called cervical dislocation. Yes it works, I use it. However, it can be a bit difficult to get it right at first.

Here's a more detailed method of how to perform it properly.
http://labanimals.stanford.edu/Guidelines/Cerv_Dis.html

It works if you do it correctly. If you dont, it causes pain and suffering. Don't you have a local store that will either prekill for you properly or sell you frozen?

so how exactly would i do that? the guy at the pet just gave me a quick description on how to do it. i dont wanna heart the rat.

Whacking is most likely the fastest ,cheapest and easiest way to pre kill your rodents.

Its not hard, if its a mouse or small rat just put it in a plastic bag and give it a good hard whack on something hard and flat.If its a big rat just throw it in a pillow case and whack it in there.

I used to be scared of pre killing rats becuase they are so big.....but i bought a couple large medium rats for Rebel a couple weeks ago and it wasnt very hard, i was actually very surprised how easily i killed it, so now two of my snakes feed exclusivly on p/k its so easy, i love it !

my female eats hoppers and my male its medium rats. would a plastic bag be ok to put them in?

Once again, I hate to harp on this but why wouldnt you just buy frozen? You can get them at Petco. Not only are frozen cheaper than live but freezing tends to kill off the bulk of the parasites that are most likely alive inside a feeder animal. Am I the only one feeding frozen these days?

where would i keep the frozen though?

and another thing... not to hijack my own thread or anything but why am i still a new member. i saw this guy that joined like a day ago and hes a right away registered user

The freezer? Or get them as you need them. Go out once a week and buy 2 frozens just like you buy 2 live.