Is it better to kill the mouse right before you feed it to your snake? I get my mice from this place called "Prehistoric Pets" and they would kill them for me at the store so that I wouldn't have to do it. But Monty still hasn't eaten, so I was wondering if it would be better to have it killed right before I offer it, so that it's fresh.

Well, a few days ago when I wanted to feed Monty, Prehistoric Pets was closed, so I got a mouse from Petco, and planned on killing it when I got home and offereing it to Monty fresh. (I doubted Petco would kill it for me, and I had been wanting to try a more fresh killed mouse anyway.)

Well, I did not enjoy this experience. By the time I got home, the mouse had eaten it's way out of the box and almost escaped in my car. Luckily I saw it's head sticking out and I had a plastic bag to put the box in. Then the mouse was peeing and pooping and it smelled really bad. Then, I had problems killing it. I would rather not elaborate on that. And Monty still didn't eat it, so I don't know if it made any difference.

I eventually want to feed f/t, but since he hasn't eaten for me yet and he ate a fresh killed at the pet store, I want to try fresh killed for a while. But is it okay to have it killed at the pet store and wait until after I get home to feed him? I'd rather not relive that experience.

Sorry for the long post.