"Braining"

[The_Godfather]

It's really not a big deal guys, you don't see brain bits, or smell brain, or touch them, or anything. Just.... poke the head? Honestly.

I'm sure there is a wide variety of ways people think is best to brain a rodent that run the entire spectrum of puncturing the skull to painting modern art on the cage walls.

Whatever is necessary obviously and it's lauded as being very effective.

[Zincubus]

It's really not a big deal guys, you don't see brain bits, or smell brain, or touch them, or anything. Just.... poke the head? Honestly.

Why the brain by the way ??

Why not the heart / stomach ??

[Kroberts10]

I think the brain must have some sort of odor that's hard for them to resist. Maybe it's some genetic desire for certain food items like we have. Where we crave fats and carbs since they are a concentrated fuel source. Maybe them smelling brain, is like us smelling doughnuts, we just can't help ourselves. Since a brain is mostly fatty tissue and a concentrated fuel source. Brain tissue is also used as a base material in several canine trapping scents, with good results. So there must be something that's irresistible to a variety of animals. And all you need is the scent to make it work.

Kyle


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[EmilyandArlo]

Why the brain by the way ??

Why not the heart / stomach ??

I think braining may be the easiest. Not a lot of thought needs to go into it...just a quick slice down the head. The heart would require a little more thought and I would imagine that if the stomach was cut, you risk cutting into the rest of the GI tract, which could get messy and gross. Plus the brain stays held in place by the skull. A big slice to the body and things would start to fall out and be messy.


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[OTorresUSMC]

Ohhh the intricacies of exotic pet ownership lol.

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[OTorresUSMC]

Oh thought i would also point out i did give this a shot, none of my snakes partook of the "brained" animal. Two investigated closely and seemed intrigued but ultimately left it be. One of these males is currently in my breeding program so that could be a factor but my first attempt a failure just the same.

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[Zincubus]

I think braining may be the easiest. Not a lot of thought needs to go into it...just a quick slice down the head. The heart would require a little more thought and I would imagine that if the stomach was cut, you risk cutting into the rest of the GI tract, which could get messy and gross. Plus the brain stays held in place by the skull. A big slice to the body and things would start to fall out and be messy.


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Interesting.

It's not something I've ever needed to do thankfully ....


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