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[GarterPython]

Yea sorry I was talking on the topic of fish not rats.

[Jendee]

yup, hit um hard like ur swinging a bat and regardless it's still going to be less painful them squeezed to death.

[snakekid6996]

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Fair enough. But that only serves to prove that neither of them should be frozen alive.

~Maggot

I know that know, but at the time all I knew was someone told me that was the way to do it. Actually two people, because the lady who sold me the rats said I could do that and they would die fast and easy.

[Corey209]

I normally fight my rats to the death, they're good boxers.. like a kangaroo.

Just kidding, why don't you just feed live with tongs?

[rmfsnakes32]

Just keep in mind those young rats you bought will grow every week the longer you put it off then you will have rats to big for your snakes. Also if you place an order with rodent pro and set to pick up at whatever show your going to they will have it with them,you still get the bulk price and by picking them up no shipping costs

[RandyRhoads]

I propose you use




You could be all like Instead of like

[KORBIN5895]

That's one tough kid. I wouldn't be so chill if someone shoved a needle through my ear.

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by Corey209

I normally fight my rats to the death, they're good boxers.. like a kangaroo.

Just kidding, why don't you just feed live with tongs?

Please don't start advising a kid to try feeding live... He hasn't got the heart to kill a rat, so what would he do if the snake got hurt over it?

[Lankyrob]

Either man up and break their necks or sell them to someone else as pets and use the cash to buy frozen

It isnt hard, hold around the body just in ffront of the front legs FIRMLY, with the other hand hold firmly behind the ears and then qucikly and sharply pull your hands apart whilst twisting - case solved

[Corey209]

Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay

Please don't start advising a kid to try feeding live... He hasn't got the heart to kill a rat, so what would he do if the snake got hurt over it?

Guess that's true. I personally haven't had something big enough that eats larger then small rats and I'm sure a decent size rat could bang up a snake. I still never leave them inside the cage as I use tongs.

[marvelfreak]

Just grab the rat by the tail and smack its neck against something like the edge of a table or shelf really hard. Or take a hammer and whack it in the head.

My personal favorite is to do a Ozzy and just bite it's head off. lol

[shaunyboy]

i find the quickest way to kill rats,is to hit the nape of the neck,where the spine joins the base of the skull at the back of the head,on a straight edge,like the edge of the top of a vivarium,edge of a table top,edge of a shelf,etc

one hard knock on a hard edge to the nape of the neck,kills instantly...

don't swing the rat by the tail to do it,ive seen to many tails come off,and the rat don't die,i hold the body firmly,then in one fast downward motion,hit the back of the neck


cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by Corey209

I normally fight my rats to the death, they're good boxers.. like a kangaroo.

Just kidding, why don't you just feed live with tongs?

you grab a rat with tongs and imo it will get adgetated/defensive,then you point its head towards the snake,with the rat ready to bite...

imo the snake still stands a chance of being bitten using a live rat on tongs

the above is just my take on it...

i have no moral issues with live feeding,only concern for a snake being bit mate

cheers shaun

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Just grab the rat by the tail and smack its neck against something like the edge of a table or shelf really hard. Or take a hammer and whack it in the head.

My personal favorite is to do a Ozzy and just bite it's head off. lol

LOL

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

That's one tough kid. I wouldn't be so chill if someone shoved a needle through my ear.

You mean because the baby has pierced ears? I had my first ear lobes pierced when I was just a few months old... don't remember it obviously. Have 6 ear piercings now and they barely hurt

To the OP, I would sell them as pets or feeders to someone else. This way you don't have to deal with killing them. Then just buy frozen ones

[snakekid6996]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

That's one tough kid. I wouldn't be so chill if someone shoved a needle through my ear.

I've got gauges ;p