how do you to stun a rat?

[deathfromabove]

I'm going to agree with that, like most people say monitor them. I only stunn for ONE snake. My Burmese.. It will ONLY Hunt... -__-; which is annoying to say the least. He eats good, he just like to follow them into a corer near the water bowl and drown them. I personally don't like stunning the rats, nor do I think it's good, because 3/5 times (rough math from MY feedings, the rats get MORE aggression)

and if you can, then get them switch over to F/T for larger foods. that's just my opinion though. I think it's safer..

yeah im going to try and switch him to f/t in a week or two the price diff from mice to rats is ridiculous, and lol the image i got when you said your burmese drowns its meal made me laugh cuz my bp does that too sometimes

[Beardedragon]

If you truely want to knock the rat out without much expense or wanting to be extra safe for the snake, what I do personally is go out and buy a can of dust Off ( Compressed air for cleaning). I stick the rat into a plastic bag, stick the Dust Off straw into the bag and fill it up until the rat passes out and then they die which happens normally withen 15 seconds. Much more Humane than any other way ive seen ( Although the Plastic bag could be improved if you wish to something else air tight like a plastic tub with a hole poked in it for the Air straw).

I feed live personally but thats how I took care of my extra rats to freeze after.

[Inknsteel]

I wouldn't recommend using dust-off to euthanize rats. It's not just a can of compressed air. There are chemical propellants inside there too. Have you ever turned one upside down and sprayed it? That's not air coming out my friend...

[GR8DANE]

Taser!!!! Sorry, couldn't help myself! Lol

[Royal Hijinx]

Ooohhh taser! BRILLIANT!

[Beardedragon]

I wouldn't recommend using dust-off to euthanize rats. It's not just a can of compressed air. There are chemical propellants inside there too. Have you ever turned one upside down and sprayed it? That's not air coming out my friend...

And that is why I do not turn it upside down and spray it! Mostly because it will freeze what ever it comes into contact with if used incorrectly, but I insure that no Liquid comes out of the can when I am in the process of using it. Do you have any proof to back up the claim or proof that the second hand useage of compressed air is deadly or harmful to snakes? Id like to know for such a claim to be made, for now Ill keep useing it, but after four years id think id be seeing issues or hear about it being harmful.

[meowmeowkazoo]

If you truely want to knock the rat out without much expense or wanting to be extra safe for the snake, what I do personally is go out and buy a can of dust Off ( Compressed air for cleaning). I stick the rat into a plastic bag, stick the Dust Off straw into the bag and fill it up until the rat passes out and then they die which happens normally withen 15 seconds. Much more Humane than any other way ive seen ( Although the Plastic bag could be improved if you wish to something else air tight like a plastic tub with a hole poked in it for the Air straw).

I feed live personally but thats how I took care of my extra rats to freeze after.

Killing with compressed air is not humane. I thought we had this discussion already.

The only humane method that is approved for use at home is a C02 chamber.

[Beardedragon]

Killing with compressed air is not humane. I thought we had this discussion already.

The only humane method that is approved for use at home is a C02 chamber.

Im sorry I am not on this forum very often anymore, I was not apart of any discussion but id love to read the thread if a link is provided

Though my deffinition of "humane" is that it is more humane than being thumped on the head.

[meowmeowkazoo]

Im sorry I am not on this forum very often anymore, I was not apart of any discussion but id love to read the thread if a link is provided

No worries! Here is the thread:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ut-snake-racks.

[wolfy-hound]

Most compressed air now contains "bitterants" and I wouldn't think that would be very pleasant to die from.

I don't know what type of compressed air you're using, nor do I remember the discussion about it being inhumane, so I'd like to see the thread too, please?