How do you euthanize your rodents?

[QUOTE=singingtothewheat;1268951]quick and easy cervical dislocation. It's really quit simple. I keep saying I'm going to make a vid on it but there are vids on you tube. The one I found is not how I do it. I use a pair of long tweezers behind the head. It is very quick. Much quicker than c02.

Would this work for a large/jumbo rat too? So you just tweeze the head and pull? :confused::confused:

It's not at all true that a blow to the head is not a humane way to kill rodents. Instant destruction of the brain has to be the most humane way to kill anything.

The risk is in MISSING--that can lead to a situation where the animal's in pain. It's also brutal, and people seem to want to avoid doing anything 'violent'.

I whack them cleanly over the head. They're so dead, sometimes they don't even twitch afterward. When we do larger numbers, it's CO2.

By the way, if you decide to whack a jumbo rat, do not underestimate the amount of force required--they have skulls like granite, so don't hold back if you want to make it clean.
It's much more humane than your average rat trap.
As for the babies, if I have to feed pk, or freeze some, then I use cervical dislocation. You place a stick or bar at the back of their head, then pull backward sharply on the tail, breaking the neck. Don't try this on anything older than a fuzzy, it's unlikely to work.

Mice are fed live
Rats go in the pillow case of doom and are introduced to concrete at high speed. They dont twitch and I've yet to have a messy incident. Blood doesn't really bother me but I'd rather see the blood of a rat than the blood of my snakes. :rolleyes:

ziplock vacum bags just pump out the air then put them in the frezzer and your good. no mess or fuss. you can do about four at a time and there are no chemicals to harm your snake

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Originally Posted by sniper

ziplock vacum bags just pump out the air then put them in the frezzer and your good. no mess or fuss. you can do about four at a time and there are no chemicals to harm your snake

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This is not a humane way of killing rodents. Smothering them, is no good.

If you're refering to CO2 as a chemical that may harm your snake, it doesn't.

I do CO2 and cervical dislocation because I am impatient. lol I use vinegar and baking soda to make the CO2. I disinfect my cages with vinegar so the smell does not bother my mice.