humane feeder killing

[TeaNinja]

i was thinking of using c02 but not only do i not have a tote and a tank and valve and everything but i only need to freeze like 5 rats.
what's the most humane way to kill rats if you only need a few?

[Jenn_06]

hit them behind the neck with something. or you can make your own CO2 with baking powder.

[EvaS]

Dry ice works too.
Buy maybe a pound and put it in a small container with a little water and lots of holes punched in it(you dont want the rats to touch the ice).Put this container in something bigger like a cooler(a disposable styrofoam cooler works).Put in rats and put on the lid.

I use an old paintball tank with CO2 and I have a tube that screws on it.I then use a small sterlite bin as my "death chamber"..

[stephanbakir]

Breaking necks is easy for small numbers do some research on the proper way, you line the spine up by pulling the head up and pull (this isnt exactly how to do it, look it up for more accurate info)

[shaunyboy]

i hold their body's and in 1 sharp fast movement hit where the back of the head joins the neck on the edge of a table,shelf anything with a hard straight edge this instantly breaks the neck

imo much faster and more humane than suffocation or freezing

cheers shaun

[mykee]

CO2.
Either in it's solid form ("dry ice")
or
in it's gas form; a CO2 chamber.
Here's mine:
CO2 Chamber

[bo2as]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i hold their body's and in 1 sharp fast movement hit where the back of the head joins the neck on the edge of a table,shelf anything with a hard straight edge this instantly breaks the neck

imo much faster and more humane than suffocation or freezing

cheers shaun

i do the same. if its doen properly its instant.. they dont even know whats happening

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by bo2as

i do the same. if its doen properly its instant.. they dont even know whats happening

thats why i choose this method mate its not nice the first few times you do it but i just keep telling myself the snakes have to eat

[EvaS]

I tried smacking a mouse once.I was so worried Id do it wrong and it would suffer.So I put it in a bag and smacked it so hard it broke the bag and splattered all over the wall....Disgusting...
Im such a sissy....

[BlindOne]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

imo much faster and more humane than suffocation or freezing

Yup, same here. One hard whack to the head - all over with

[belovedboas]

me too it's quick

[Damion930]

Co2=suffication disorentation and burning lungs maybe it would be humane with a lil N2o added first. Efficient yes humane eh. Cervical dislocation gets my vote. Place rat on surface it can grip hold tail firmly allowing the rat to stretch out firmly place small dowl or pencil at base of skull pull firmly on tail push forward with dowl.

[bo2as]

Originally Posted by EvaS

I tried smacking a mouse once.I was so worried Id do it wrong and it would suffer.So I put it in a bag and smacked it so hard it broke the bag and splattered all over the wall....Disgusting...
Im such a sissy....

the trick is allignment.. choose a nice edge (not rounded) like the corner of a wall. u have to hit the mouse/rat at the base of the head where the neck is.. grab it by the tail (about 1inch from the tip.. if u grab any closer to the tip u risk getting a peice of tail in ur hands and a pissed off rat) aim and..well u know the rest.. no need to hit hard.. that way it breaks the neck and the rodent dies instantly. it avoids the twitching and suffering... sad to say that it took me a few rodents to master it ive also seen ppl break the neck by laying a rod (screw driver or tongs) at the neck and pulling the rodent so that the neck breaks. good luck! lol its never pleasant to see the little guys suffer!

[Lankyrob]

Have never had to kill rats but done more than my fair share of chickens, turkeys and rabbits. I have always used the hold grip/twist and snap method to break the neck and sever the spinal cord - would this not work for rats too?

[EvaS]

I dont know what all the fuss with CO2 is.Ive had rats eat while being euthed.
They dont like the smell or the sound if you put it in fast but if you leak it in they kinda pass out.Its still better then what animals do to each other.