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I was wondering how all of yall get your feeders ready to be frozen. Right now I have some rat fuzzies in the freezer, freezing to death. I mean I am not a big fan of rats but it kinda hurts to do that to babies I have seen grow some. I would appreciate some help.
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan sand boa
0.1 Normal Kenyan sand boa

There have been posts about using a CO2 tank set-up to humanely and quickly kill feeder rodents. It is a much better way than just putting them into your freezer.
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phflame
kingsnake.com host

where can i find plans on how to build this?
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan sand boa
0.1 Normal Kenyan sand boa

on the rodent feeder forum: http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/index.html
euthanasia chamber

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phflame
kingsnake.com host

One thing to keep in mind is that sometimes animals that eyes are still closed don't breath deep enough to be affected by the gas. Shelters can't gas kittens and puppies that eyes are not open. It just doesn't affect them. Do please let me know if rodents are different. I'm very interested in knowing and would be glad if you can gas pinkies and fuzzies.
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3.4 Normal Ball pythons (Hoss, Little Man, Adam, Helen, Annabel Lee and the new girls who gets named when they eat)
0.2 Snow corns (Legolas, Eurydice)
1.0 Amel het charcoal (Orlando)
1.0 Hypo het anery het Amel (Antony)
0.1 Amel het Stripe (Cleopatra)
1.0 Caramel Motley poss het Amel (Flick)
0.1 Amber (Amberly)
0.1 Normal Cal King snake (Sidhe which sounds exactly like "she"
0.0.1 GTP (Kissy the Red)
1.1 Haitian Boa (Enkil and Akasha)

And bunches of furry pets

Pinkies are resistant to hypoxia (just as very small puppies and kittens are) Mother Nature made them this way so that they can survive in a pile under the nursing female.

They can be euthanised with CO2 but it takes a very long time and I usually suggest putting unhaired rodents directly in the freezer as it does the job MUCH faster than CO2. You can even use the CO2 for a short time to create a state of CO2 intoxication and then put the pinkies into the freezer to finish the job (don't leave them out though, even after you think they are dead they will often come back) Once the animal begins to develop hair then freezing is a long, painful death. CO2, done properly is generally considered the humane method.
CO2 chamber instructions

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Cheryl Marchek
AKA JM
The Red Dragons Den
Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons~ for you are Crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

get yourself a trashcan and dry ice...voila...homemade gas chamber

I can't remember where, but I can remember reading that you should keep the feeders frozen for some amount of time /days weeks?/ so the co2 will dissapate from the feeders before you feed them. maybe somebody with more knowledge can help you on that.

you know i was wondering if freshly gassed rodents would do anything to the snakes, but i feed mine rodents right from the gas chamber with no problems

I am sorry maybe its the fact I have been doing it most of my life but I just put them in a container and in the freezer they go. They dont last long in sub 0 temps. Personaly I would rather freez than be gassed or feel my bones break in the coils of a snake, I mean people comon you are feeding them to a snake who cares how they are taken down???? This is jsut my oppinion and I am sorry if it offends anyone.
My Research and Collection

I agree 100%
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake "Molly" (Flogging Molly)

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