Quote Originally Posted by kwjones001 View Post
Perfect! I was a little on the fence about her being fed larger meals so far apart, but had not even considered that she would permanently refuse FT. He just said she preferred live and there weren't many places locally that sell frozen other than Petsmart and PetCo. Personally, I think live rats pose too much of a risk to the snake, which is why I considered FT as a viable option. So for those that raise their own rats, how are they killed prior to feeding? I've heard some people use C02. My guess is that takes a sealed container hooked to a C02 tank. Breaking necks? Maybe a disucssion for a different time if we get back into rats.

Since I showed my wife Morphmarket a few days ago, she is non-stop sending me pictures snake she wants, and she has very expensive tastes in morphs....slow down turbo. Nothing good happens fast in an aquarium...same for other animals. I'm pretty sure my daughter would prefer a juvenile anyway. Again, I don't feel any pressure to buy this snake.
I think you're making a wise choice.

As for breeding rats, most euthanize using a CO2 chamber like you mentioned. It seems the most humane way to go. From there you can freeze them or offer what's known as "pre-killed" which poses no risk for the snake.

As for purchasing F/T prey Petco and PetSmart have poor quality prey at ridiculous prices. There are online suppliers who have ethically run facilities and produce quality prey for a whole heck of a lot cheaper than the big box stores.

I personally use perfectprey.com or bigcheeserodents.com but there are others. You can also find prey at expos for comparable prices to the companies I mentioned without shipping costs.

And yeah...morohmarket is fantastic and evil at the same time, hahahhahaha. I want this one...and this one...and this one..etc......hahahahahahahaha.