doesnt seem more humane either way the rat dies and gets eaten. maybe they kill the frozen rats in a way that seems humane they probably do it in the easiest way possible I doubt anyone cares to inspect to see if the rats are dealt with humanely.

they are gassed or drown... much better then having long needle sharp teeth fastened in your hide as you are slowly being crushed to death by a powerful muscular vice grip that tightens each time you gasp for air. I love my reptiles, but. have seen rats squeezed so hard they shit themselves. I would rather be gassed.

so they are either killed like the jewish people in WWII or struggle to keep their heads above water until they can swim noo longer and run out of air. both of those both of those result in them dying from a lack of O2 from what I can tell, or poison in the gasses case but thats unlikely cause it would lilely still be in their system when feed to the snake... personally none of those sounds beter than the other two.

#101 - We eat cows, pigs and chickens. Why is feeding a rat its natural diet any different?

98- Actually, that's not true. Or at least, not where I live. Feeder rats are euthanized, the exact same way a pet dog or cat is if it needs to be "put down". It's the most humane and painless way possible to kill them. I've never heard of them being drowned or gassed.

that makes sense.

As a snake owner for many years, feeding frozen feels very wrong... It's much more humane to feed live in my opinion... I just feel horrible having to thaw out a dead mouse. Just wrong!