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08-27-2007, 04:50 PM
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Mountaineer
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Re: deformed pics
I think they freeze them if they aren't going to be "fresh." So if they package them they'd kill them first.
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1.1.1! T.p.orarius Gulf Coast Ribbon (Stanely & Femme) 0.0.1 T.s.pallidulus Maritime Garter (No Name) 0.1 Eublepharis macularius Normal Leo (Lemon) Shine on you crazy diamond |
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08-27-2007, 04:51 PM
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Basilisk (The King of all Serpents)
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Re: deformed pics
I think most people at home still do, but a lot of places let you pick
your live lobster, then they kill it in the kitchen before they make it.... Not all places do that though.....
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08-27-2007, 05:58 PM
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Re: deformed pics
apparently, because snakes need such low levels of oxygen, decapitating a snake can leave the head and brain active for up to 5 hours depending on the size of the snake, ugghhh
couldn't bring my self to squish them freezer it is.... |
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08-27-2007, 06:01 PM
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Mountaineer
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Re: deformed pics
Wow, that's an interesting fact.. now I know never to use that method if I ever have to put one down.
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1.1.1! T.p.orarius Gulf Coast Ribbon (Stanely & Femme) 0.0.1 T.s.pallidulus Maritime Garter (No Name) 0.1 Eublepharis macularius Normal Leo (Lemon) Shine on you crazy diamond |
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08-27-2007, 06:33 PM
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"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: deformed pics
I was reading an article on decapitation....snakes have a tolerance for low oxygen levels....decapitation isn't the best....head will survive for a while. I have heard freezing is painful, never read any articles on that tho... another probably more expensive way is euthanasia performed by a vet....it's an injection and painless...
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08-27-2007, 06:38 PM
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Re: deformed pics
I know it sounds really heartless, but expense has to be a consideration...especially as there may well be more than one animal needing to be destroyed. I think freezing, although perhaps not ideal, is probably the most useful to us, as hobbyists. It's hard, but it's a fact of life that sometimes we have to do such things.
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08-27-2007, 06:41 PM
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Re: deformed pics
yea, it's never easy, you just want to save them all sometimes.....if they were to survive and eat well, they would not be good for breeding!
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