what do you do?

[Laporte]

I am reading alot of threads about culled geckos and dropped, infertile or moldy eggs, just out of curiousity what do you do with these misfortunes?

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

If we hatch anything that is unable to thrive on its own we will feed them off to some of our other reptiles. If they have the ability to thrive on their own but are still "imperfect" then we will either keep them as pets or adopt them out (none of this charging a "rehoming" fee stuff...actually finding a home where they can be cared for). If you breed you WILL get deformities from time to time and I know some people are anti culling no matter what, but I look at quality of life and means of maintaining additional support they may need.

 

[Laporte]

Lets say I dont have any bigger hungrier reptiles, local dump?

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

No you never just dump them...they are still an animal and will feel pain just the same. Some will put them in the fridge for a while then the freezer to kill them, but I personally think having your blood crystallize as you slowly die is not a pleasant death. A hammer to the head is the most humane and painless way.

 

[bittner_344]

No you never just dump them...they are still an animal and will feel pain just the same. Some will put them in the fridge for a while then the freezer to kill them, but I personally think having your blood crystallize as you slowly die is not a pleasant death. A hammer to the head is the most humane and painless way.

I agree

 

[Laporte]

And then dump to dispose? Tiny burial? Is there any environmental disputes?
I understand the humane euthinization, perhaps I wasn't clear enough, my mistake.

 

[acpart]

I put my dead geckos (of natural causes), infertile eggs, egg shells, etc. in the garbage (I bury my "special" adult geckos that I have had a relationship with). In terms of waste disposal, it's no different than putting raw or cooked chicken, for example, in the garbage.

Aliza

 

[Laporte]

Alright, all good to know thanks

 

[Laporte]

No you never just dump them...they are still an animal and will feel pain just the same. Some will put them in the fridge for a while then the freezer to kill them, but I personally think having your blood crystallize as you slowly die is not a pleasant death. A hammer to the head is the most humane and painless way.

I actually swing a hammer for a living, do you have any other quick painless ideas?

 

[SC Geckos]

CO2 gas chamber. When I bred mice to feed my snakes I made one of these and it worked great. They just slowly went to sleep. No hammer required. lol!

 

[Laporte]

Thanks, for the info ill have to cross that bridge when the time comes,

Thanks again

 

[M_surinamensis]

http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=66384

 

[Laporte]

http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=66384

Thanks there is tons of opinions and supposed fact that got my brain rolling, one in particular, and I'm not sure who said it but it went something like: "imagine if it was you", then I realized I always thought drowning would be my choice of death, if for whatever hypothetical reason I had to chose, and I don't think I read any thing about drowning in that thread.

With low requirements of oxygen would drowning be a good euthinization tactic?

 

[katie_]

Um, drowning is not a humane form of culling. At all. For any animal. You might as well suffocate them with a bag.

Co2 doesnt work well with reptiles either, as it takes a long time and we can argue if it takes a long time is it really humane?

 

[Laporte]

Alright I thought I'd ask why it was never mentioned

 

[katie_]

Lol thats why

 

[Laporte]

Haha yea, apparently... thanks for that

 

[SC Geckos]

With low requirements of oxygen would drowning be a good euthinization tactic?

LOL! Yeah, about as humane as tossing the thing in a fireplace.

 

[Laporte]

LOL! Yeah, about as humane as tossing the thing in a fireplace.

That's a bit to cruel even for me...