killing mouse pinkies

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#21 · Oct 8, 2007

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bradhollands999 said:

Personal opinion if you ask me! If you had to be killed how would you want to be killed?:no1:

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#22 · Oct 9, 2007

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When ever i cull the mice and rats they pee themsleves, none of mine have pooped though. I just prefer to flick babies on the head first, then freeze if needs be. And i do the whiz bang method with the bigger ones.

 

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#23 · Oct 9, 2007

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Athravan said:

It's a bit disgusting but most mammals if there is matter in the digestive tract, will release it upon death, as the muscles relax. This happens after the death, not before usually... happens to mammals of all sizes, including humans.

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Really? I thought that was just on South Park! If you have no idea what I'm talkin about ignore me... I think it's on the Wallmart episode though.

 

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#24 · Oct 9, 2007

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thanks for explaining that. i didnt know that till now.
either way i dont think theres a "nice" way to kill any animal. whatever you do its probally going to feel pain for a second or so.
so i would go with the quickest way.

 

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#25 · Oct 10, 2007

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freezing pinks you buy from a pet shop will have been frozen ( know this as i used to work for a company that provides 90% of all frozen mice/rats for pet food)

 

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#26 · Oct 10, 2007 (Edited)

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Drowning an animal is illegal and punishable under the AWA.

As already mentioned freezing them is easiest.

 

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#27 · Oct 15, 2007

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Why would you buy one then kill it? Sounds kinda silly and sick.

Why don't you just buy frozen ones?
And if you bought a live one, I'm pretty sure most stores would exchange for a frozen. I dont see why not.

 

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#28 · Oct 15, 2007

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bhimpfen said:

Why would you buy one then kill it? Sounds kinda silly and sick.

Why don't you just buy frozen ones?
And if you bought a live one, I'm pretty sure most stores would exchange for a frozen. I dont see why not.

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Cos some people breed there own mice as they now whats going in to them and then no if they was healthy before they are cull for snakes/reptiles food, as for all we no a pet shop could like buy mice in they have defrozed when they came but then refroze them which some times can make your reptile ill :-x

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#29 · Oct 15, 2007

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bhimpfen said:

Why would you buy one then kill it? Sounds kinda silly and sick.

Why don't you just buy frozen ones?
And if you bought a live one, I'm pretty sure most stores would exchange for a frozen. I dont see why not.

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I don't BUY my mouse pinkies. I breed them.

Therefore, knowing how to humanely deal with them when I need a live pinky to stop being a live pinky and start being a fresh killed or frozen/thawed one is vital.

I can't take my live pinks to a local shop and trade 'em for frozen - what would they do with a load of live pinks who don't have their mother to care for them? Any other female is liable to EAT them, and since it's not the "done thing" to feed live over here, it's not as if the shop can turn around and sell them to another reptile keeper later.