Sorry guys but slamming the rats down is inhumane in my opinion. I have done it in the past and as well all know, there are times when it does not work quite as well as we want. So, here's what you do.....


Go to Walmart and buy a 7oz CO2 container used for paintball guns. It will cost you $10. Stop by a welding supplier, Lowe's, Menards etc, and purchase a regulator ($10). While you are there, buy some tubing for it ($3). When all is said and done you will have about $25 invested in the setup.

Take the CO2 and screw the regulator onto it. Attach the hose to the regulator and then run the hose into a small (or large depending upon how many rats you are doing at a time) rubbermaid tub. Since I use this as my permanent setup, I have the tube glued into place and the CO2 container securely mounted to the shelf that all of this sits on.

Now, all you need to do is to throw the rat/rats into the rubbermaid tub and close the lid. Turn the regulator on for 5 seconds and within a few minutes the rats are all soundly and permanently asleep. It is quick, humane and you don't have to deal with buying dry ice. There is no better method for dispatching rats that I have ever found and it is the only true humane way that I know of.

Griz

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