How to kill a mouse before feeding?

[chrispaine]

i know they say if your going to feed live/fresh that you should at least kill it before you feed it.. what are the best, lest mean ways?

[mello]

pillow case slap against wall presto instant lunch

[chrispaine]

yeah.. thanks, i have been just takin it my the tail and hiting it on a cement floor... just wondering if their are any less, um, 'graphic' ways to do it.. know what i mean? i dont know just wondering , thanks again tho.

[Kent K25]

For me the pillow case way is the best too. Then I don't have to hold it or see it.

[mello]

sssssshhhh dont tell nobody but im scared to hold the rats to!

[chrispaine]

haha... yeah... these are just small mice tho.. but i want to feed him some small rats, but im not sure where to get them... is there a real big differece between mice and rats.. ?????

[mello]

i am kinda new to snakes also but from what i understand rats are healthier for the snakes the mice what kind and size do you have?

[haroldo359]

never killed a rat (not to feed to a snake, anyway). but to kill mice, i put a screwdriver against the back of the neck and snatch up on the tail. works pretty good, and rarely do they bleed profusely.

[Diablo]

I just hold them at the base of the skull, (hand around the neck). And jerk the tail. Works for rats and mice.

[faze]

my personal method of "whacking" is take the mouse/rat find a corner of a countertop etc....whack the mouse/rat on the neck area on the corner...the neck should be broken but just to play it safe lay it out pin the neck and pull the tail swiftly

[kid]

When I have to feed pre killed i use a paper grociery bag and just slam it. that way you can just throw the bag away. Feeding f/t is better though because it kills parasites. Rats are healthier because they have more meat and nutrients i think.

[thetupak]

if your interested in small rats you can get tons of them from www.bigappleherp.com thats where i got mine and there prices are pretty good but there frozen its just better f/t you dont have to worry about parasites that way

[ecwredtail]

a vet told me the method that the vet #$%^&#$%^&#$%^& accepts as humane is to pin the head at the base and jerk the tail it is supposed to simulate the effect of a hanging vet said it is supposed to be painless

[thetupak]

i dont think anything is painless except gasing them
you think it would be a bad idea to put them in the freezer alive

[haroldo359]

diablo, you hold a RAT by the neck and break it's neck? remind me not to mess with you.

[Diablo]