Gas Chambers - Page 2

Vengeance · 05-15-04, 07:43 PM

I wanted to use dry ice but I'm moveing up to Keswick. There arn't any Praxair dealers anywhere near keswick, so I need an another method.

daver676 · 05-17-04, 07:38 AM

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Originally posted by Vengeance
I can't take credit for finding that site, Daver676 found it in another thread, I just used his link.

I'm glad someone has now tested this method and it's getting some positive feedback. I too am a person who doesn't enjoy whacking, so for the extra time and expense, baking soda and vinegar spares me some grief and guilt.

daver676 · 05-17-04, 07:41 AM

Hmmm... Seems the link is dead now.....

annieb_mice · 05-18-04, 11:43 PM

Really? It still works for me...

Maybe you got the link wrong? http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/
I wanted to try it out because I know of several people that breed their own feeder rodents and wanted to get a humane way of killing them without paying a lot of money for a CO2 tank. These people were only killing a few mice or rats at a time, so the baking soda/vinegar setup was perfect for them.

I really recommend it for people who only need to kill a few animals at a time.

Take care
Annie B. <:3 )~~

Steele · 05-27-04, 04:15 PM

I billt a vin and bakingsoda gas chaber and it workes grat I should not take to long for the rats do die if ittakes to long more gas I have found that malt vin workes better

xfade7 · 06-05-04, 02:10 PM

I just made a gas chamber w/ a milk carton (1 gallon size), and a grocery bag. took me a total of 2 mins to setup. I think I mixed the vinegar and the baking soda too fast because the bag was about to explode and in turn was forced out the tube and into the cage fast. the mouse started weezing and laying down.. then I looked back in about 5 mins and it was there, still. with its eyes open not breating. so it took a grand total of 5 minutes to kill the mouse. I will try it with about 10 in a couple days.

I have so many mice so often i was making a business of selling them over the internet frozen.. there is probably too much competition and I dont know how I would keep them frozen while they shipped..

xfade7

annieb_mice · 06-06-04, 06:13 PM

*** Dry ice is great for keeping mice frozen when you do "next day" shipping. I know of a few "feeder breeders" that use regular ice, but I find that it melts WAY too fast and when the order arrives the mice are half thawed, if not completely thawed. :P Not the best if you want to make a name for yourself. You will also want to check around for a good reliable shipper that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.
Good luck!
Annie B. <:3 )~~

xfade7 · 06-06-04, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the advice, What type of rack, cages, and water bottles do you think would be ideal? I know that I will probably stick w/ the sweater type of flat bottom/top boxes from walmart or something. I'm mainly looking for the most cost effective way to maintain a large colony of mice. I think 1 male per 5 females in a steralite container will suffice. Anyone with suggestions, I would be glad to hear them. Once the steralite containers are paid for and such, the whole thing would be pure profit. Since I already have snakes, it would be ideal for me. thanks

xfade7

annieb_mice · 06-07-04, 01:08 AM

Well... you are REALLY going to have to seriously think this through. Having a large number of mice, or rats, will start to get VERY smelly... and to be perfectly honest, NO, it is NOT pure profit. You have to buy food, shavings, meds when needed, replacement bins, water bottles, ect.
I have a LOT of animals, and for me this is a full time job and is how I support myself. The smell, now that it is getting to be summer, can get bad if I am unable to keep my "cleaning" schedule. You also have to think about WHERE you plan to keep all these rodents, and whether your neighbours are going to complain. There is a HUGE difference in keeping a few bins of mice in your bedroom to feed your snakes and keeping several thousand rodents.
There is also the question of how you would plan to kill the animals when you have that many. Using a home made solution of Vinegar and Baking soda wouldn't be efficient or cheap when you plan to kill a large number of animals at one time. You will also have to invest in a freezer to store them.
I'm not trying to put you off... but I do want to make sure you are looking at this realistically and not thinking you can just jump right in and make tons of money right away. There are several feeder breeders on this forum, myself included, and I'm sure they will be glad to help you out with any questions or whatever.

Oh... and in response to your questions.... I use sterylite containers and have one male to four females and find that to be perfect. No over crowding and the male and females don't get "overworked." I personally prefer to use water bottles so if I need to administer medications or whatever I can simply add it to the drinking water without having to worry about whether the bin that NEEDS the meds are actually getting them or not. Others prefer to use a professional watering system. The automatic watering system does make things a LOT more easier to maintain. The water bottles do have to be checked on every couple of days. Generally when I clean the bins out, I give everyone fresh water.
Anyways.... good luck!!
Annie B. <:3 )~~