Feeder Euthanasia the Easy Way, and Humane too...

[CA cowgirl]

can you keep dry ice in a regular freezer?

I read in an reply several pages back that the standard freezers cannot keep the dry ice at a suitable temperature for preservation. No idea how much longer it'll last in a freezer v. room temp, but nothing significant.

[CleopatraTurkeyBear]

We did this with a batch of mice and it worked great! Thanks for the wonderful tute with great pictures!!

[mommanessy247]

i was reading this thread cuz i initially thought "ok i could do this dry ice method to pre-kill 1 rat every week for my snake (when i have her home) so that i can sleep easy knowing i'm providing her safe meals.
then...
i got to the part of the thread that got into storing dry ice and saw that it cant be stored in a regular refridgerator freezer so i thought "ok that sucks so it it sounds like i'll have to buy dry ice every week to euthanize the 1 rat for that week's feeding."
then...
i got to the part of the tread where it said that the dry ice method has been declared IN humane...
dammit! there goes my pre-killing a rat every week idea.
buying pre-killed online or from stores is not an option because my boyfriend WILL NOT allow rat bodies to be kept in our freezer with our food...fine...i dont like that idea either. i can buy live and i can feed live but my concern is what if the rat decides to fight back and gets a good bite on the snake...then i've got an injured snake on my hands...
hmmmm
buying frozen = not an option
pre-killing = no way to do it humanely now
feeding live = risking the snake getting injured by a rat fighting back
[throws hands up in the air]
now what?

[jfreels]

Get a small standing freezer on craigslist. After time passes, my wife has become more accepting of it. She doesn't even mind the defrosting mice/rats in the fridge. It's not like it stinks up all the other food.

[mommanessy247]

so buy a seperate freezer for the rats...hmm i think i can do that...dont see how my boyfriend could oppose that one.

[mommanessy247]

so after talking to my boyfriend about all the methods of feeding the snake he finally said "man up and just feed it live."
[shrugs] which i guess i could if i watch over the feedings carefully to prevent the rat from biting the snake...which i was originally planning on doing anyways.

[mommanessy247]

ok...all things considered, last night i went back to the idea of investing in a seperate freezer and buying pre-killed/frozen from rodentpro or something like it. hmmm...
but my bf says i'd be a hypocrite by doing that...dont follow his logic but whatever, the point is it'll be MY snake so I think i'm entitled to decide how I will feed it...

[nighthawk]

ok...all things considered, last night i went back to the idea of investing in a seperate freezer and buying pre-killed/frozen from rodentpro or something like it. hmmm...
but my bf says i'd be a hypocrite by doing that...dont follow his logic but whatever, the point is it'll be MY snake so I think i'm entitled to decide how I will feed it...

If you are going to pre kill only one mouse for your snake, i would suggest to use vinegar and soda mix as link below
http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/
I've been using this method so far no ill effect for my corn and ball, that's no way for me to get dry ice here. Hope it helps,thanks

[mommanessy247]

ive gone back to feeding live thing...it'll take me too long to save up for the freezer and ordering of the rats...i can just closely supervise the feedings...no biggie.

[Kingofspades]

The thought that your snake can't handle what millions of snakes do in nature every day (aka killing their own prey) is pretty absurd.
Just stay with your snake for a few minutes while it kills the rat and make sure the rat doesn't fight back.
Problem solved.

Seriously...