Oops... mice split open

peregrinefalcon · 03-17-03, 05:12 PM

While I was "wacking" a mouse in a sock, I guess I hit it too hard and he split open. It wasn't just a cut some stuff popped out. Is there any way I can still feed it to my blood python? Thanks...
Adam

Zoe · 03-17-03, 05:16 PM

You could try, but I would advise against it! Is it really worth one mouse to stink and dirty your cage and snake? lol. be more gentle next time

GL
Zoe

marisa · 03-17-03, 05:28 PM

You could try like Zoe said but I just went through this and cleaning up mouse parts and guts from the cage was not fun.

Marisa

peregrinefalcon · 03-17-03, 07:07 PM

Thanks for your replies, yea I guess I will just chuck it. I'll try not hitting them so hard but I really hate seeing them suffering after not being killed the first time, so I would rather hit them too hard then not hard enough, ya know what I mean?
Adam

Herp guy · 03-17-03, 07:09 PM

I dont think you should feed it to him/her. It could stink up the tank.

Linds · 03-17-03, 07:14 PM

Sometimes that happens to me when I am killing rat pups. I've fed them anyways and never had any subsequent problems. They shouldn't smell since they are fresh, and it all ends up the same in the end

Edwin · 03-17-03, 10:28 PM

Ya, I would just feed it, no sense wasting good food.

marylyn101 · 03-18-03, 12:59 AM

That exact thinghappened to me. the one that popped open i fed it to my kingsnake first. so it was considered a "fresh" kill. lol!

fr0glet · 03-24-03, 01:45 AM

Cervical dislocation is really quite simple to learn and a much more humane way to kill rodents... and you never ever have this problem. I personally do not have it in me to be smacking any animal against a hard surface... do a google search on cervical dislocation of rats or mice and you will learn it is simple and painless for them.

peregrinefalcon · 03-24-03, 03:41 PM

I've tried that and it is pretty hard to do. I do eventually get the job done but it seems pretty stressful on the mouse while I'm doing it. I think I'll just stick them in the freezer from now on.
Thanks anyway,
Adam

marisa · 03-24-03, 03:43 PM

We whack all our mice here with a hard tool. After you get the hang of it, you can do it instantly and without blood. Cervical dislocation is a little to much for me. Although I am sure many people feel opposite.

Marisa

Lisa · 03-24-03, 04:37 PM

Cervical dislocation is a little too hands on for my taste. I have a hard enough time putting the mice in a pillow case and hitting them against the corner of the freezer. I need to put together some sort of gas chamber for them.

fr0glet · 03-25-03, 01:06 AM

EEEK PLEASE do NOT put your rats in the freezer. One thing that humans have that small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians don't is a wonderful endorphin rush when we start to get hypothermia. Small animals will feel both panic and pain in the freezer, it's better that you whack them on a hard surface!@!

You can make a simple gas chamber with a cheap piece of dry ice inside a small plastic container with holes in the lid, then put that and the rat in an ice chest and close the lid for 30 minutes or so. Simpler than cervical dislocation and cheaper than buying a tank of CO2...

Am I the only person who buys frozen rodents?

peregrinefalcon · 03-25-03, 05:06 PM

The mice are going to feel panic and pain no matter how I kill them, especially the ones that I use to get better at cervical dislocation. I guess I will try to get better at it.
Adam

peregrinefalcon · 03-25-03, 05:09 PM

BTW I did buy frozen rodents, but they are smaller then the live ones and are the same price. Plus I know what the live ones are being fed before they die. And ordering them over the internet isn't a good option cause the shipping cost to NS is way more then just buying them locally.
Adam