Side-effects of CO2 euthanized prey?

[kinnardc]

Does prey freshly euthanized by CO2 and offered to a snake have any potential side-effects to the snake? Does the CO2 need to dissipate from the prey item before offered?

[Brandon.O]

hmm good question, i often wondered that too, alot of people here feed freshly uthinized feeders with no ill effects but ya never know, maybe somebody who uses that method with come along, i used to just whack them but now i got both my snakes on frozen thawed so no more of that thank god !!

[ffighterstu]

I don't see why it would have any side effects. CO2 kills the prey by basically preventing oxygen exchange in the lungs therefor affecting the brain at the cellular level. When any item dies, the remaining oxygen will be used up within the cells of the body anyway.

[sk8er4life]

yea its basicall suffercating

[hhw]

You do need to let the CO2 dissipate, but that only takes a few minutes.

[Smulkin]

If your snake still squeezes the dead rodent rest assured the CO2 is most likely cleared from the lungs and perfectly safe to chawmp.