Blunt force head trama.

It's how I used to kill mice and rats and I've done it to put down fish (large 12"+ red devil cichlid and an 8" dovii) and a snake (full grown corn). While messy, it kills in seconds and IMO is fairly humane, with the vet putting the animal down being the most humane option.

I did cull a baby boa once by placing in the fridge and then freezer because I had read that was an okay way to do it but I would not go that route again. Granted, you don't have to see it but it takes a long time and you never know if or how much it suffers. I prefer to end the suffering in the quickest way possible, it's how I would want to die.

I had read that snakes heads/brains still function anywhere from 10min to an hour after decapitation, so I would not recomend that unless it was followed by destroying the head/brain.

Tough subject but one that many of us face after being in this hobby for any length of time, especially breeding.

My $0.02
-April
Euthanasia of reptiles


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