F/Ts are not for me.

[MootWorm]

I think the reason she tpok it even though it was a little cooler than my hand was os because she is hungry from being on a forced hunger strike. I am trying to get her back up to weight. She was really skinny when I first saw her as in an almost triangle. What I mean by forced hunger strike is the people didn't feed her. They bought food for them and their other pets but not her with the money I sent them. She is nicely rounded right now after eating yesterday.
Oh to the person that said I was being inhumane by popping the rat on the head and killing it instead of breaking its neck needs to realize something. Breakimg the neck doesn't always work. I don't have strong grip strength. Crushing the head is instant. As soon as I killed the poor thing I put it in a bag and directly imto the freezer. I didn't wait. It was limp when I defrosted it. I'm not an idiot. Also if its the first time having to do something like this you can have the bowels void. You also have a higher chance of them voiding with breaking the neck. Also my pet rats were never destined to be eaten. I am an animal lover that is why I did it the quickest way I knew how and I had never had any intentions of ever feeding anything besides live. They are more readily available in my area compared to f/t. Also it's not cost effective for me to load up my freezer with rats when I need to put food in there for my family. I do respect everyone's opinion. This is what makes the world interesting. We can MOSTLY have a good discussion with out someone getting mad or offended. Please lets keep the discussion going. I like understanding why someone does something.

I think this is a pretty good discussion. I definitely agree that crushing the skull is one of the most humane methods, provided it's done correctly. Although I breed my own rats, I prefer frozen thawed for feedings. It allows me to stockpile my rats, so I'm never in a bind if a few of my females decide to eat their litters. Plus I don't have to worry about the rat biting my snakes. Win win for me. And I don't really mind the smell, not any worse than meat thawing