live rat problem

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Originally Posted by Rhasputin

There is no size rat that's too large for cd. But I do not recommend CD for young rats, because the tails can be degloved very easily.

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http://research.uthscsa.edu/iacuc/cervdis.shtml

IACUC is a pretty big organization used by most if not all University research facilities.
spooky

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

Do you mean young rats as in crawler/hopper/weaned in size or even smaller? I've read and experienced that C02 isn't an efficient method with pinkies/fuzzies. I forget the reasoning behind it, but in experimenting with it, I can say that the kept coming back to life on me and it took forever.

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I think anything younger than 'small adult' is too young to cd because the tail is still soft enough to be pulled off or degloved. For very young rats, or mice, I just flick them hard in the back of the head and it's lights out.

Here's a quick pic of my CO2 chamber. Everything you need other than the box you should be able to pick up at a paintball store.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a299/kklepac/tn.jpg

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Originally Posted by heathers*bps

Are you talking about the bp in your avatar? What size rat are you feeding?

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yes it is the bp in my avatar but, that was taken back in May when i first got him, he is MUCH larger now im not sure of the weight but hes over 2 feet and maybe 4-5 inches thick around (a little thicker than one of the handles on a controller for a play station 3)

I have tried the baking soda and vinegar way.. I guess I haven't gotten the mixture just right, but it seems to put out a lot of co2 really quickly and die off fast.. The mice and rats I have killed with it seem distressed before 'passing out'. Often enough, it didn't last long enough to kill them all. I had about a 50% success rate with it.

I still got rat's and mice that were a bit 'wonky' that when fed they didn't have much fight in them though. However, it kind of defeated the purpose.The mice were often still alive rather than the rats though I will say..

CD can be done on adult mice and rats. If you know what you're doing you should NEVER pull the tail off! It's a quick sharp yank, keeping the head immobilized. Job done