I'm the same way, I've got nearly all of my snakes on f/t, BUT a couple will only accept pre-killed food. You can tell when they come out to investigate the food that they can smell the difference. Obviously my first advice is to keep trying different f/t methods, but if those don't work, pre-killed usually does the trick. The way I do it is I put the rat in a large, sturdy sack (burlap works best), and then whack it at least 3-4 times against the bricks on the fireplace (any hard surface will work). If you think about it, this is the equivalent of jumping off a 10-story building, so it's instant.



I breed my own rats, and keep several as pets so I hate it when people say to "stun" rats or break their teeth off... if you wouldn't want a snake to suffer in pain, why is it ok to torture another animal which can be as intelligent, loyal, and trainable as a dog?

Snakes DO have to eat, but just like we keep our snakes safe from all the natural dangers in the wild, we should also accommodate a quicker death for their food. It's safer for the snake too.



Okay I'm rambling,

~kasey

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