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okay so ive been reading about vinegar and baking soda producing co2 gas. ive also read people use vinegar and baking soda to kill their mice. so this is my idea.

okay i get a tupperware conatiner maybe about 2 foot long by 1 foot wide and 1 foot tall. then i get some 1/4" hardware cloth and make a floor that fits snuggly into the tupperware container that sits about 7 inches off the floor of the tupperware container. then i pour some vinegar down into the tupperware container and then i pour some baking soda into the vinegar. just not to confuse you both the baking soda and vinegar fall through the hardware cloth to the tupperware container floor, in case your wondering. then quickly after the pouring of the baking soda and vinegar i put maybe perhaps 10-20 fuzzies on the raised hardware cloth floor and i close the lid leaving the baking soda and vinegar to do its job producing co2 and therefore killing the mice.

now im guessing this will work its similar to the other ideas on websites but i thik this one is easier to do and make.

By the way tell me what u guys think of my 1.1 pair of chinese water dragons the predators of the fuzzies.

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CHONG188

no. all it would do it fizz up. get a 10 gallon tank and bowl. put dry ice in the bowl...when the C02 cloud forms (it will be a dense white coldish cloud) drop the mice in there....they will go to sleep and die. look on the photo gallery for it. longtang posted a picture of one.

what ever happen to just smacking them against something hard lol. Sorry had to say it, I put mine in a coffee can with rubbing alcohol on cotton balls.
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>>what ever happen to just smacking them against something hard lol.

Actually that is exactly what I do. Pinks and fuzzies get thrown against the wall. I do it so often that I catch them as they bounce off. It is a quick death.

DeMak

Actually, what i've done in the past is use a big jar that clamps closed. Put the mouse inside with a metal mesh/wire stand apparatus above him. I light a piece of paper and throw it inside and close the lid tight. The fire lands on the mesh, not on the mouse and goes out quickly after i clamp the lid shut. The fire eats all the oxygen and the mouse goes to sleep quickly. I can post a picture if you need it.

This is the CO2 Chamber I put together. If the CO2 is introduced to fast it is hard on the rodents eyes and lungs. This system gives you a little better control.

Bruce
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I tried the vinegar/baking soda method ofproducing CO2 a few times. In my experience it just doesn't work very well. Vinegar and baking soda don't seem to produe enough CO2 unless you use lage quantities of each. What you do get is a foaming mess that smells like pickles. I strongly urge you to either try dry ice and water (which is very effective) or compressed CO2. I know that, for many people, both might be hard to find. Dry ice is available, where I live, in some grocery stores. Apparently it is used frequently by hunters to preserve game until it can be brought back to civilization to be processed. Dry ice can be cost prohibitive however if you are unable to get it in small quantities. It really doesn't take much of it to do the job and the rest of it doesn't last long, even in your freezer. If you choose this method, use the same setup you have now, but put the Dry Ice in the bottom, add the water, and then the "victems". Remember, CO2 is heavier than air, so you need to make sure that the "cloud" is big enough that the mice can't scramble above it (where the air is).

OR....you could use compressed CO2. you can get canisters that hold from 9 to 42 Oz. of the stuff at paintball stores or sporting good stores. Heck even Walmart stocks the stuff now. For me, this is absolutely the best way to go, unless you don't have a problem with the "whack or Snap" method that others have mentioned here. I tried it, hated it, found a better way. The compressed co2 is easy to store, there when you need it, and you only use what you need. Well, there is my $.02