Gassing with car exhaust isn't an acceptable method these days given that catalytic converters remove CO from the exhaust.
Cervical dislocation,carbon dioxide or barbiturate injection are 3 acceptable methods.
People think that a cat converter on a car is a magic bullet. The cat only begins working properly once it reaches 1400 degrees (from memory) so starting a cold car, the poisonous gunk coming out of the exhaust is incredible. All emissions data and rating is done on vehicles {at normal operating temp} every vehicle would fail every test within 10 minutes of start up (or so) So, the catalytic converter arguement in null and void.
I disagree with using vehicle gasses personally, I prefer C02. When I euth. my rats with a soda stream and tub, they dont panic, there is no 'horror'.... they just lay down and seem to gasp/yawn for a couple of minutes. To me it is very peaceful. In fact, if I ever was terminally ill and in pain and wanted to end it all, it would be my choice of ending.
Birds are so susceptible to gas, that is why minors (coal miners) used to take a canary in a cage into the mines..... if the bird keels over, there is gas present.... birds need way less gas than a mammal.
OP, personally, I would be using C02. If you havent got a soda stream, see if you can borrow one (they cost $79 at woolies) but I bet you could do it with a plastic bag and breathe into it (in and out, hyperventillation style) for a while, then pop your birdy in and breathe out only into the bag for a while?
Sorry your little buddy is not well.... hope all works out for him and you, very sad losing these little ones.... I for one, hate to see them suffering :cry:
Best of luck
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ive heard gassing done wrong can be horrendous,...i think crushing its head with a brick while its eating something yummy would be quicker and kinder to the animal than stuffing around with gassing.
(im not saying i would do that, i would cough up the cash and let the vet do it)
I dont think so, if the gassing (with C02) is done wrong, the creature wakes up. I Had to euthanase a sick young adult rat and put her in the tub and gave the first little puff.... she layed down and was gasping..... I went to give the bigger burst of gas and the gas ran out.... not enough to finish the job :shock::cry: She was still gasping.... I took her out of the tub.... after a minute she was up and looking for something to eat
One of my breeding males accidently got put in the gas tub.... then I noticed I had mistakenly put him in the euth. tub and quickly grabbed him out after about a minute and a half.... he came good, he is 18 months old now and father of about 200.
Go C02, it really is best IMO