Euthanasia for reptiles?

[Caleb C]

Do you guys think that euthanasia should be used for reptiles that are very sick and have no more hope?
I was recently writing a report on euthanasia on humans, and if it's wrong or not. Sometimes geckos get too sick, and you know there's no hope, so you just wait and hope for the best, but doing that may not be the best thing for them. Let me know what you guys think about it.
Btw, none of my geckos are sick and im not going to euthanize any one of them, but i'm just wondering what you guys think about it.

 

[jobymoby123]

I think if there is no cure or treatment, euthanasia is a viable option for any creature that is too sick to have a sufficient quality of life.

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[Jetfire]

the easiest, most humane ways are either gassing ( carbon dioxide is the easiest way,but pretty much any gas that displaces oxygen will work) ; or, as harsh as it may sound, decapitation.those are the quickest, cheapest, and least painful techniques that i'm aware of. Freezing is a fairly popular method, but the research i've read suggests that it's a very painful method for the reptile (due to ice crystals growing in the brain, supposedly), plus it can take up to, and in some cases well over a half hour to take effect.
I've only had to euthanize one herp in almost 30 yrs of keeping reptiles, and it was not an easy thing to do, emotionally (a ball python that had been SEVERELY chewed up by a rat. Well over 1/3 of it's spine was exposed. It was my roommate's snake,I always told her to feed f/t or p/k, but she never listened). Hopefully, I'll never have to do it again.

 

[Josh2]

I think there are certainly occasions where this kind of option may unfortunately be the best option. It's a tough decision - one I hope to never have to make - but I'm glad it's an option for those awful times when it's needed.

 

[LeoLover1]

I've had a couple hatchlings with severe birth defects that I've had to put down. It was really a blessing since they would never have been able to catch their own food. Yes it is very sad, but you have to consider the quality of life for the animal.

 

[Rylee]

Unfourtanatley about two weeks ago, I had to put down my first leopard gecko I had ever gotten. It was very sad, but I knew he would probably rather be dead than alive in his state. And he managed to contaminate this neighbor with the same disease and now i'm worried that i'm going to have to get her put down too, I have absolutley no money for vets . So, yes I think using euthanasia is a humane thing to do if your gecko is getting too sick to the point where you know, there is nothing you can do.

 

[Caleb C]

I think that the most humane way would be to gas it with co2, since they pretty much just fall asleep and die. Decapitation would also be fast and not painful, but I don't think i'd be able to do that.