Culling mutated hatchlings:

[nevohraalnavnoj]

DB, I wasn't judging your action, merely giving you the info. Even vets used to recommend freezing for reptile euthanasia. Further study on it showed that reptiles do not simply go to sleep in the freezer, but very likely suffer. This fact isn't widely known in the herp community yet.

I would guess they are unable to process this suffering due to slowed body processes, including the capacity for handling information. This is only my conjecture.

JonV

[2kdime]

Only thing I don't like about vet euthanasia is that they inject the heart with a heavy sedative.

My vet told me that it's kind of hit and miss sometimes as to it's effectiveness.

I'd want something that was bulletproof, yet humane.

[Eventide]

Only thing I don't like about vet euthanasia is that they inject the heart with a heavy sedative.

My vet told me that it's kind of hit and miss sometimes as to it's effectiveness.

I'd want something that was bulletproof, yet humane.

Quite frankly, if the vet doesn't know how to properly euthanize a reptile, then I'd be kinda hesitant to go to that vet....

No, sometimes the sedative isn't quite strong enough...so you give them more. This is what my reptile vet does. Reptiles are quite sensitive to sedatives; too much and they die. If the reptile just goes unconscious, then it wasn't given enough, and the vet gives it more. Once the reptile is sedated, it's not going to feel anything anymore.

[cerastesruber]

what about feeding them to canibalistic snakes? i.e. kings, milks, king cobras?

[Mike Schultz]

what about feeding them to canibalistic snakes? i.e. kings, milks, king cobras?

I've known a few hot keeper who feed less-than-perfect ball pythons to king cobras. I dont think of it any differently than feeding off rodents.

[WingedWolfPsion]

Feeding it to another snake is not humane, but it is (in my opinion) acceptable--the animal's life is going to feed another in that case. But what is acceptable to some people will not be acceptable to others.