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Old 01-06-13, 08:16 PM   #61
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Re: how to kill rats?!?! sdjkbvkdfjhvbc

eww, i've only had them bark once...angriest rat I've ever seen. I always try to treat my food as animals first, not the food they're about to become. Seems to make it easier on them, as you aren't stressing, so they don't stress as much. We usually feed guinea pigs (he's an ******* when it comes to eating, so the extra fat won't hurt him). and they pack a NASTY bite. I love it when we get the 'died of old age' ones...perfect size, and already dead.

Do any of you have snakes that prefer animals that die naturally? It seems that the last few times I was able to get pajamas to eat, it was a guinea that was already sick and he snapped it up. next, I tried a rabbit...and he let it cuddle with him. ended up taking it back for a guinea...which was healthy, we killed it, and pajamas didn't eat it either time i tried. Then I got one that died naturally, and he snapped it up. Coincidence?
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Old 01-06-13, 08:23 PM   #62
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Re: how to kill rats?!?! sdjkbvkdfjhvbc

maybe he just likes live Guineas...and the rest is coincidence. I know some won't eat live some won't eat dead...some like certain critters...I've even heard of snakes prefering certain colors. I think our pets are alot more selective then ppl think
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Re: how to kill rats?!?! sdjkbvkdfjhvbc

ihvbWLIYVCBLWicb;ASOCLIBV....NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN </3... :c
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Re: how to kill rats?!?! sdjkbvkdfjhvbc

How easy is it to breed rats without getting overwhelmed? The closest rat feeders in my area are 30 minutes away and I don't always have the time or gas for that. I'll need to breed enough for three snakes a week.
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it wouldn't be worth the headache for only 3 snakes IMO you should order out but order enough for like 6 months
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it wouldn't be worth the headache for only 3 snakes IMO you should order out but order enough for like 6 months
My BP was raised on live and the two boas I have both were raised on prekilled but they eat live. If I were to breed how many pairs would I need to feed three snakes weekly? and if I were to switch to F/T is it a pain to get them to switch normally or does it depend on the snake? I noticed my BP and hypo aren't very picky and strike fast but the bigger boa likes to check out the prey first.
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ihvbWLIYVCBLWicb;ASOCLIBV....NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN </3... :c
What method?
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maybe he just likes live Guineas...and the rest is coincidence. I know some won't eat live some won't eat dead...some like certain critters...I've even heard of snakes prefering certain colors. I think our pets are alot more selective then ppl think
nope, i kill them all before. guineas are evil. rabbits...well...i wasn't sure the rabbit was the right size (it was much to big), but he didn't even strike it. he rarely strikes live guineas, he prefers dead (had a run in with a rat the first and last time i fed live)
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well lol maybe the sickly ones are extra smelly..weird lol
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put it in a pillow case and wack hard against wall... I hit to hard the first or second time and the pillow case ripped and the rat flew out and the body fplit and guts flew out everywhere...KGVCKGSVC.. I almost threw up..I did it to hard, because I didn't wana do it to soft and hurt it and not have it die.
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put it in a pillow case and wack hard against wall... I hit to hard the first or second time and the pillow case ripped and the rat flew out and the body fplit and guts flew out everywhere...KGVCKGSVC.. I almost threw up..I did it to hard, because I didn't wana do it to soft and hurt it and not have it die.
That's... unpleasant..
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That's... unpleasant..
at the very least
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at the very least
You should have just went Hitler on them.
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put it in a pillow case and wack hard against wall... I hit to hard the first or second time and the pillow case ripped and the rat flew out and the body fplit and guts flew out everywhere...KGVCKGSVC.. I almost threw up..I did it to hard, because I didn't wana do it to soft and hurt it and not have it die.
did you see the video i did for you? try that, no guts, no blood and its pretty easy to do.
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Old 01-06-13, 09:12 PM   #75
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Re: how to kill rats?!?! sdjkbvkdfjhvbc

I guess I'm old school.

I take them by the tail and with the right hit they are out and dead and then fed.
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