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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• Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - Daniel Klopson, Wed Dec 3 21:54:08 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - ceniceros, Wed Dec 3 22:06:18 2008
• NO!!! - Joel_Thomas, Wed Dec 3 22:06:48 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - okeeteekid, Wed Dec 3 22:08:47 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - EricIvins, Wed Dec 3 22:13:14 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - Sunshines2day, Wed Dec 3 22:19:03 2008
• I agree Eric... - Joel_Thomas, Wed Dec 3 22:30:31 2008
• Above methods are approved by the.... - jhsulliv, Thu Dec 4 19:53:05 2008
• Absolutely not ! - LarM, Wed Dec 3 22:21:07 2008
• Carbon dioxide is not recommended..... - Kelly_Haller, Wed Dec 3 23:37:45 2008
• Thanks Kelly "CO2" - LarM, Thu Dec 4 12:54:31 2008
• RE: Thanks Kelly "CO2" - jhsulliv, Thu Dec 4 19:54:26 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer - PHFaust, Thu Dec 4 00:37:59 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - okeeteekid, Thu Dec 4 05:10:58 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - grogansilver, Thu Dec 4 05:26:39 2008
• Use a fridge, much more humane, more.... - Sun_King, Thu Dec 4 08:34:42 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - drimes, Thu Dec 4 09:07:33 2008
• Well said Kathy. NP - boaphile, Thu Dec 4 10:16:59 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - jscrick, Thu Dec 4 10:48:12 2008
• Great point of veiw Kathy - Joel_Thomas, Thu Dec 4 11:02:29 2008
• good points - jonathan-m, Thu Dec 4 15:20:48 2008
• Pith the brain - phil bradley, Thu Dec 4 17:06:56 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - jhsulliv, Fri Dec 5 13:34:03 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - okeeteekid, Fri Dec 5 13:51:26 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - AbsoluteApril, Thu Dec 4 11:27:27 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - okeeteekid, Thu Dec 4 12:03:29 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - jhsulliv, Fri Dec 5 14:28:45 2008
• RE: Putting your sick boa in the freezer.... - okeeteekid, Fri Dec 5 15:16:06 2008