Free Mouse NJ

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

My only complaint about blunt force trauma is the rat does not always get killed, though it may not be moving. I did that to a rat one time with my boa and came back half an hour later and the rat was up and moving around.

---

I agree; I myself had trouble with it when starting out. I was just slamming them on the floor.. it has too much "give" and thus a flat rock or concrete floor needs to be used. 100% of the time when I do it, they die right away.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ginevive

I agree; I myself had trouble with it when starting out. I was just slamming them on the floor.. it has too much "give" and thus a flat rock or concrete floor needs to be used. 100% of the time when I do it, they die right away.

---

Do you hold them while you do it or just put em in a bag and whack?

Bag and whack; have to get them neck-headfirst though. Some people never get the knack of it though; I won;t let my fiancee put them down because he can't get it right; there can be no hesitation or it is just worse for the rat.
I don't like killing things; I hurt along with any animal I see suffering. I hate to see hack-job hunters, for example, shooting a deer six times before it goes down.. I am a big fan of one-shot kills. I know too that it is a necessity though.. but honestly I don't find myself killing rats that often. I feed supervised live; only time I put down/freeze is when I have a large surplus, but this has been pretty rare now that I have more snakes..

Wow, all this over a mouse....LMAO! :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sputnik

Wow, all this over a mouse....LMAO! :)

---

Hmm... mouse, human, whale. They're all advanced organisms, what makes one more significant than another? Remember, we used to be prey at one time, too.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by xdeus

Hmm... mouse, human, whale. They're all advanced organisms, what makes one more significant than another? Remember, we used to be prey at one time, too.

---

Rock on!

I guess I won't be freezing any whales.... :rockon: