How Do You Pre-Kill Rodents?

[mykee]

With this:
http://www.strictlyballs.ca/co2chamber.htm

[Tyrannosaurus Rex]

The CO2 chamber is the way to go. When you have to snuff out a bunch at once you need a clean easy way to do it. The CO2 does that.

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

[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!

[bad-one]

Co2 if I have a group to put down. If it is just one or two animals cervical dislocation works great.

[cinderbird]

i either feed F/T or live on the rare occasion. guess im not much help here sorry :/

[MikeV]

When I get my 3 week old BP around the 25th this month, this is something i know im going to have to do

My plan is to put a screwdriver on the back of thier necks to hold them down, and pull on the tail very hard

This instantly kills them and paralyzes them so they dont feel a thing, at all, which is why everybody I have asked recommended this techqiue. Its a lot cheaper then the Gass chamber (lol, obvious point is obvious) AND its just as humane if done correct

[kilabyte]

I've had to do 1 or 2 mice & a rat once in a while when they are not interested in eating. I have no place to keep them alive. I toss 1 at a time in ziplock & shoot some dust off in. They go to sleep. Had zip locks & dust off already in house so came in handy. Then into the freezer. Eazy peezy

[Jeremy78]

I've had to do 1 or 2 mice & a rat once in a while when they are not interested in eating. I have no place to keep them alive. I toss 1 at a time in ziplock & shoot some dust off in. They go to sleep. Had zip locks & dust off already in house so came in handy. Then into the freezer. Eazy peezy

Doesn't dust off have a bitterant in it? Won't that make em yucky to the snake?