longest friggin five minutes of my life...

I tried the baking soda/vinegar on mice... I must have had a leak, because they got a little drunk, then recovered to be really grumpy. Hungover mice are not sweet critters.
Wolfy

I hate killing them too, but you gotta do what you gotta do. It is just a nice big THWAP on the back of the neck. Or a THWAP on the edge of a table. Or you can breath into a ziplock with the rat in it ,maybe? IT will al be over soon 'leesha.

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Or you can breath into a ziplock with the rat in it ,maybe?

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Are you serious? OMG.. sounds like a great way to lose the tip of your nose perhaps? :rofl:

I have a Co2 chamber like the one on the link Deborah posted. It's so easy and quick. Young rats do take longer than older ones.. Pinkies can take a REALLY long time.

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Are you serious? OMG.. sounds like a great way to lose the tip of your nose perhaps? :rofl:

I have a Co2 chamber like the one on the link Deborah posted. It's so easy and quick. Young rats do take longer than older ones.. Pinkies can take a REALLY long time.

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Better idea!! Use a straw!:carrot: :P

I have a Co2 chamber but it has a big paintball gun Co2 bottle with a valve on it. Put rats in close top, open Co2 valve a little for like 5 to 10 secs and they go to sleep, close valve and leave them to sleep for like 5 minutes. Then they are ready to feed.

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geez you're cruel :mad:

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no nate, i'm not cruel... i'm learning. it's my first time and trust me... i feel like crap. you didn't have to assist me to feel worse.

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no nate, i'm not cruel... i'm learning. it's my first time and trust me... i feel like crap. you didn't have to assist me to feel worse.

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I don't think he was serious!

Don't feel bad, everyone makes mistakes. Just forget about it, and let the good times roll.:cool:

...I don't think Nate was serious either have you ever known him to put someone down here?

Putting down rodents doesn't bother me, sure they can be "cute" and all that but I know one thing...there will always be more!

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no nate, i'm not cruel... i'm learning. it's my first time and trust me... i feel like crap. you didn't have to assist me to feel worse.

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now sweet heart you know i'm not serious. i know you're learning.

sorry nate... i feel so horrible. i don't know how i'll ever do this again. they just would not die. :(

so in the end... there was still one alive... asleep but alive... (we could see it breathing) so my hubby popped it into a ziploc bin and popped it in the freezer really fast so it wouldn't wake up... i just stood there a cried.

what a horrific experience. hopefully i'll be able to better 'time' my litters so none need to put down again.