I have to put him down . . .

Air tubbing can be found in most stores. Usually walmart wil have it for aquariums, i seen it at all the pet stores, petco/petsmart also has them, try homedepot im sure they have it there as well.

this thread makes me sad... poor rattie :(

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

he's got major testicular damage

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im sorry if this is wrong but i just imagined doctors yelling that it was hilarious

Drop him in a pillow case and whack him up aganist a brick wall as hard as you can!

Get what you need, or take him to a vet.
Unless you are trolling for attention(which you are a memeber here from a while back so I would hope not) then you have a seriously wounded animal, that you are NOT treating, and not caring for properly.
If you have a source of CO2, then you can hook it directly to a larger garbage bag with his cage in it, or in a cardboard box with some holes. Then you can euthanize right away. Yes CO2 chambers are nice, but in a pinch, putting a rat down with the garbage bag put over the cardboard box and introducing CO2 is still a viable alternative. To say you CAN"T because of something like you lack tubing is irrresponsible.
NOTE: I am Not saying to suffacate it with a plastic bag, just use the bag to make a quick airtight chamber for euthanasia using CO2. If you were to suffacate him in a plastic bag, it would be batter to smash his head or something. At least quicker.
At any rate you need to deal with your responsibilty right away.
Wolfy

I euthanized him last night. I was looking for some big tubing not the skinny thing but all i could find was that but then I found some to use in are basement that is connected to our furnace and i cut some off. I feel bad for him. Do you think he could have gotten an infection?

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Originally Posted by Shadrach

Drop him in a pillow case and whack him up aganist a brick wall as hard as you can!

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That's really humane! :sweeet:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

That's really humane! :sweeet:

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Why wouldn't it be? If it's done correctly and hard, it's instant death and they don't feel it. That's how I prekill my rodents.

Just for future reference, the easiest way to euthanize a large rodent involves a sealed container, whether it be a cooler, sterilite tub, whatever, and a block of dry ice from the grocery store. Put the rat and the dry ice inside the cooler and close it. Check back 5 mins later and you've got a dispatched rat that got to take a trip to la-la land before he passed on. No need for all the extra equipment...

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Originally Posted by JenHarrison

Why wouldn't it be? If it's done correctly and hard, it's instant death and they don't feel it. That's how I prekill my rodents.

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Blunt force trauma is not considered a humane practice by any stretch.