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cleve360

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(04/11/08 08:59:22)

Forum Ultra Chondro!

LOL no Will you were perfectly clear that it was about rodents.

I just saw the chance to bring up the AVMA herp euthanasia issue since on that thread it was pretty much everyone against me...I'm still waiting for a repeat so as to vanquish my foes on that topic (note my 5th grade maturity level

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John Romano

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(04/11/08 16:17:04)

Forum super duper Ultra Chondro!

Usually to make it easier on the rodents I show them this before I kill them...*

*joke courtesy of John Holland

Live every week like it's shark week.

bigsnakes

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(04/12/08 17:21:27)

MVFonator

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Last Edited By: bigsnakes 04/12/08 17:24:09. Edited 1 times.

bigsnakes

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(04/12/08 17:23:38)

MVFonator

John Romano wrote:
I usually just start telling them stories about my childhood and they kill themselves within 30 minutes.

I knew there was a reason I was secretly fond of Romano. That gives new meaning to cruel and unusual.

ScubaTim

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(04/16/08 13:50:28)

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co2 chamber......fast, easy and cheap to build. Why do it any other way?

Tim C.

ratzinger007

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(04/16/08 19:03:47)

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well in my country its not imposible to get the CO2 bot its really expensive so im trying to find other ways to do it without torturing the poor mice

gutterxphenom

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(04/16/08 19:34:21)

ratzinger I would suggest cevical dislocation if co2 is not available. You preform it just like Brie stated, take a small pen, pencil or and object about this size and place it behind the base of the skull on the mouse's neck. Apply pressure downward onto the mouse's neck and firmly pull on the base of the mouse's tail at the same time. Its a little tricky the first few times and you may have to try a couple of times to kill the mouse on your first attempts but it gets easier once you are comfartable and know how to do it.

Andrew

bigsnakes

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(04/17/08 05:23:34)

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This may have already been covered, but I will throw it out there anyway. I don't now how expensive the CO2 or dry ice is in Guatemala. It's been a very long time since I've been there.

But I wanted to make sure that you were considering the cost spread across a bulk of mice and not a couple mice at a time. One small block of dry ice (smaller than a house brick) can kill hundreds of mice. I've euthanized as many as 400 mice on one small block of ice. If your dad will let you keep the mice in the freezer, you could spread the extra cost out pretty thin. And the process of freezing them can kill some pathogens prior to feeding out.

pharmabull

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(04/18/08 06:22:02)

MVFonator

gutterxphenom wrote:
I would suggest cevical dislocation if co2 is not available. You preform it just like Brie stated, take a small pen, pencil or and object about this size and place it behind the base of the skull on the mouse's neck. Apply pressure downward onto the mouse's neck and firmly pull on the base of the mouse's tail at the same time. Its a little tricky the first few times and you may have to try a couple of times to kill the mouse on your first attempts but it gets easier once you are comfartable and know how to do it.

Andrew

As PhD in Biology used to kill rodents for pharmacological testings I totally agree with Andrew. These are the most ethical methods.

ratzinger007

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(04/18/08 12:38:47)

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today i tried cervical dislocation with a small mouse but i ended up with a beheaded animal in my hands it was disgusting but atleast the mouse died...

IRONHEAD272

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(04/18/08 15:16:14)

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Cervical dislocation is by far the quickest and easiest method. I'm sure the gas method is very effective and painless also, but I am not set up for anything like that. It took some practice, but a friend taught me how to do it easily and effectively with no blood. I hold the mouse or rat by the tail and swing it to my knee cap, being careful to make sure the back of the head or base of the neck hits precisely on my bone(knee cap). It is almost 100% effective. On the occasion that I miss, I take a second shot. Never more than two seconds of elapsed time. There is no kicking from the animal either. This is also good when you are killing them to freeze. I put them in the bag, and they are done.

Just my .02

Bob

Last Edited By: IRONHEAD272 04/18/08 15:18:26. Edited 1 times.

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