i did it.

[marylyn101]

i did the head pinch thing for the pinkies and fuzzie's and i think i did good. they were dead in less than 30 sec. i just wish there was a nice painless way to kill them. i hate it when they twitch, or when the make noise. but all for my loves i guess. i posted here because the pinke death forum is a bit longer than expected.

[mykee]

If it took 30 seconds to die, I'm guessing you did it wrong. I whack them, and they're dead in under 5 seconds, I would either find a quicker way, or perfect that one.

[Linds]

Mykee,
They are instantly rendered unconscious so they do not spend that 30 seconds of twitching suffering. I find wacking pinkies too touchy, they split very easily. Pinching is just as "humane" as wacking is, as long as the pinch is fast and hard.

[mykee]

Good to know, thanks. I'll stick to my very precise whacking though, little too hands-on for me.

[Invictus]

For pinkies, I've always just used a good solid flick to the back of the head. Kills them instantly. But then again, I've also never seen the harm in feeding pinkies live, so mostly I don't bother.

[Lisa]

Feeding pinks live runs the risk of getting them stuck on live. I would only feed live to new hatchlings and even then i've seen hatchlings eat the pinks alive.