Buying Live - Feeding Frozen...

[maniac]

I was wondering if it would be ok to buy like 10 live mice and just freeze them?.. I find this to be alot cheaper then getting 10 mouse already frozen becasue it cost alot more over here because they charge u for packaging and all that.. If any parasites would be present in the live would freezing them take care of it?...

[steelsack]

Yup, it would kill the parasites I heard that they will pee and poo if you freeze them live, don't know if that's true 'cause I kill mine first (rats). Couldn't tell by the way you wrote it if you ment to kill and then freeze them........

[Wizill]

dude, for the love of god at least kill the poor things first... lmao..

[maniac]

Of course i would kill them first lol :X ... I dont plan on just freezing them live, I think i might use the whack method.. whack or cat method.. I dont know ;X

cat method

LOL....this one may be a bit messier.

[Marla]

On the other hand, there's no question about braining them to bring out the scent. Of course, if you find your ball watches your cat's every move, you might want to re-think that.

[Smulkin]

Hehe - our cat and Maltese get a LOT of hungry stares from a number of our "occupants" . . . nice little white Maltese . . . exPENsive little white Maltese . . . down snake! Down I say! (grabs chair and whip)

[Ginevive]

dude, for the love of god at least kill the poor things first... lmao..

Yikes! I have heard of people freezing rats live, but it seems torturous and barbaric to me. I just give 'em a good swift whack against something solid like a door frame, and they die instantly. Then they go in the freezer.

but it seems torturous and barbaric to me

Yes...freezing any warm-blooded animal to death is very cruel.

[JamminJonah]

Aw man there was a great post a while back on euthanization procedures... I'll see if I can dig it up.

EDIT:
Lucky me! Here are two links-
one to a discussion-
http://www.ball-pythons.net/index.ph...anize&start=15

and a discussion with links on methods to humanely euthanize:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/PNphpBB2...pic-t-158.html

hope this helps!
(HTH)