How Do You Pre-Kill Rodents?

[Josh Emmons]

If i build a Co2 chamber will i constantly need new Co2 cartridges?

no. i use c02 for rats, you can get dry ice. put them in a chamber with 2 holes on top, and get the dry ice, you dont need alot, only 80 cents worth, (it is a nice big clump).

[mainbutter]

cervical dislocation

[Punkymom]

I tried cervical dislocation when I first got my snake and yeah...I tore the skin off the tail of one of the rats! I FREAKED OUT! So I abandoned THAT plan and now if I ever do have to kill (I try to just buy frozen) I put them in a pillow case and slam them against something hard. I have done this with dozens of rats and 90% of the time I kill them first shot. Never takes more than 2 but the ones that it DID take more than once were right in the beginning when I was trying to figure out how hard to hit them. That being said, however, if I ever have to do it again, I'll just do the CO2 chamber since I finally found a good source!