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Let me begin with saying I have tried to get my burm on f/t food but I gave it a very hearty try and he would just not take to them. I realy do not have the freezer space to save money in bulk anyway so I buy live feeders from local petstores and stun the rat or rabbit whatever the case may be myself. I do not like this grizzly task at all and it is becoming more and more messy with the growing size of a meal he needs.

My question is, is there a more humain meathod of killing a rat or rabbit without a mess. I was tossing around the idea of carbon monoxide, dioxide or whichever is most readily available and leathal.

How do frozzen feeder companies kill their stock for shipment?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance
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1.0 Ball Python
1.0 Burmese Python

Most companies that sell frozen feeders use Carbon Dioxide. Co2.

I know some people who just put the feeder item in a large plastic bag and thump them that way. It helps to keep it somewhat clean(er)...

Hope this helps.

Ses01

I must admit that I am a big fan of the frozen meal - less mess and all kinds of easy when your burm gets used to it. I must have complainted about trying to change over for 6 months, but finally trusted in nature and waited out my burm. The hunger got to him and he is a regular eater of thawed ever sense - try feeding him at night with all the lights out after the food has been thawed for a day and a half - warm them a bit on a pad before putting them into the cage and you leave - overnight.

As far as busting up the prey - are you hitting at the base of the neck? one well placed hammer should do the trick without much mess at all (rats are messy, rabbits are not - bigger target zone). Sorry for sounding morbid, just the whole circle of life thing.

Good luck with the feeding - again give the frozen one more try and wait for a month and a half or two before feeding him - betcha he will bite.

Marco

A CO2 chamber would be the easiest and no mess...i have never made one but have seen pics...they look real easy..just a tub big enough for whatever you are putting in it and a co2 bottle hooked up with a hose to the tub...just turn on the gas and a few minuets later you have a dead animal.
The plan i saw used a co2 bottle for a paintball gun..i think you can get them from walmart or similar stores

Jason