i've heard of gassing baby mice with a co2 chamber before. is this effective with larger mice? i haven't searched the DIY section but is there an easy enough way to build one?
thanks for all the advice everybody. you have all been very helpful. call me a wuss but i would rather not manually break their necks or bash them against something... i think i'm going to attempt building one of these co2 chambers. i have a paint pall gun with canister already, i figure why not.
There is nothing "wuss" about not wanting to bash or snap. Not at all. There is something really good about being willing to try to do the safest thing for your snake though!
happy to say that after a few unsuccessful attempts at feeding her live mice she finally took a fresh kill and has been eating them since. all thanks to this little device i threw together... check it out!
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97760