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Dry ice question

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Malkingray

Certified Vet Tech
I am considering raising my own rats for feeders. With the exception of one adult corn all are eating f/t and I would like to be able to freeze my own.
I did a search and found a post (and then lost it, never to be found again!) about someone who used dry ice in a rubbermaid container.
Has anyone used this method? I have a few questions as to whether or not the mice/rats struggled at all or seemed to be in distress.
Thanks,
 
That is how I put mine down. No stress and quick. They just dropped, went to sleep for lack of Oxygen and died. Just make sure you leave them in the tub long enough to expire 5-10 min always killed the rats mice went sooner.
 
Thanks for the link. This sounds like it would be a lot cheaper than buying a CO2 tank, regulator, etc. I'm curious to know if anyone else has tried this method and what their results were.
 
denowt said:
Thanks for the link. This sounds like it would be a lot cheaper than buying a CO2 tank, regulator, etc. I'm curious to know if anyone else has tried this method and what their results were.
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I tried this method the other day. I had 2 breeders that were over the hill, and no snakes big enough to eat them. I don't have enough experience "flicking" adults yet, so I thought this would be best. It was quick and cheap. It cost me all of $.88 for the tubing. The rest of the stuff I had laying around the house already. The zip lock bags, rubber bands, vinegar, baking soda, measuring cup, and an old plastic juice bottle. They didn't seem to suffer. I didn't hear any squeaking at all. They just stopped moving, lay down like asleep, and stopped breathing. I would highly recommend it for culling adult mice and rats.
 
Thanks for the info!
Hopefully locating dry ice won't be to hard. As long as I can find dry ice I will give it a shot and try to raise my own rats.
Thanks,
 
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