Quote Originally Posted by stevepoppers View Post
I don't mean to argue too much, but you didn't clearly explain why you prefer suffocation. Of course that's not a problem if you didn't intend to.
You would think if it was so painful the rat would be struggling or squeaking. It takes 10 seconds for my rats, and they just fall over. I think it's much less painful than whacking its head, and hoping it works the first time.

Besides, rats have a natural painkiller built into their brains. Much like our adrenaline. It's not any more painful than the bp doing his job. I let my bp do it until they upgrade to a large small rat.

And by suffocation, you don't have to worry about getting blood anywhere. The snake gets it all.