Killing Feeder Anoles Humanely?

[Paulusworm]

Would a CO2 chamber be quick for them? I ask because I've read that some lizards can hold their breath for a hell of a long time and if this is the case with Anoles then I need to know a more humane method. Any ideas?

[rogersspider2007]

i would just put them in the freezer.

[Paulusworm]

Originally Posted by rogersspider2007

i would just put them in the freezer.

I do use the freezer with inverts but vertibrates are advanced organisms that can feel pain where as inverts are not advanced enough. I would not recommend freezing any rep/mammal/bird in order to kill it.

[Jewels Of The Jungle]

Originally Posted by rogersspider2007

i would just put them in the freezer.

Are you for real!!

Water expands when it freezes... and cells rupture, and you can imagine the rest. This probably happens a lot quicker than the anole will go to sleep. Euthanasia should either be instant, or painless, or preferably both.
Putting them in the freezer is an agonizing death every blood vessel freezes slowly right down the the tiny vessels in the eyes causing horrific pain a very slow and painful death


That to me is defiantly not humane !

[9Red]

Why exactly do you need to feed anoles? Unless you have an animal that is starving to death and wont eat anything BUT anoles, there really is no need. They have a poor nutritional value compared to comercially raised feeder rodents, plus because virtually all anoles are WC you are providing whatever animal you are feeding them to with a nice expensive gut full of worms, protozoans, flagellates and various other parasites.

[Paulusworm]

Originally Posted by 9Red

Why exactly do you need to feed anoles? Unless you have an animal that is starving to death and wont eat anything BUT anoles, there really is no need. They have a poor nutritional value compared to comercially raised feeder rodents, plus because virtually all anoles are WC you are providing whatever animal you are feeding them to with a nice expensive gut full of worms, protozoans, flagellates and various other parasites.

I have a non-feeding Malagasy Blonde Hognose snake whose natural primary prey is lizards and lizard eggs. All I'm doing is thinking ahead in case all of the tricks I'm currently using to get her feeding don't work. The idea is that I set up a breeding colony of Anoles and only use the offspring as feeders. Before I even attempt feeding the Anoles to the snake I will try scenting the rat pups/pinkies by defrosting them in old Anole substrate, defrosting the rodent inside the Anole viv or rubbing an Anole over the rodent to scent it. Feeding it Anoles is only a last resort before I go down the force feeding route. Once she starts feeding then I can wean her off lizards and onto defrost rodents. That is the reason for my original question. Would a CO2 chamber be an effective and humane way of killing them? If not then what would? Freezing is not an option.

I see where you are coming from but, as I say, this is really just me planning ahead for a situation that hopefully will never arise .

[☠c.moore☠]

I know some that has to feed small lizards to his vine snakes as they don't do well on rodents. He just takes them out there viv and smacks there head against the table top, its crude and not sure if I could do it, but it works

[Keir64]

I can see where your coming from, shame your snake won't eat =|. Im not sure although CO2 chamber sounds pretty humane, as it just puts them to sleep yeah?

[benjo]

or sell them? ;o

[Keir64]

Sell what? The anoles..?