A Simple CO2 Chamber For Culling Rodents

Here's a quick & easy CO2 Chamber for your rats.
Cost: Less than 10 bucks.
Time: Less than 10 mins to make.

WHAT YOU NEED:
A suitable airtight container (I use a Starmaid 10l container).
Rubber tubing (95c a metre at the Pet Shop)
Squeeze bottle (I use a tomato sauce bottle $1.49 from the warehouse)
Chinese takeaway container.
White vinegar
Bi Carb Soda

WHAT TO DO:
- Attach the tubing to your squeeze bottle and make sure it's tight!
- Using a soldering iron, melt a hole in the lid of the airtight container, above where the takeway container will be set (I use velcro to keep the takeaway container in place.)
- Feed the unattached end of the tube through the melted hole in the lid of the large container.
- Ensure to seal the area on the lid so it is airtight.
- Fill takeaway container 1/4 full with Bi-Carb.
- Fill squeeze bottle with vinegar.
- Add rats to main container & seal.
- Squeeze the vinegar into the Bi-Carb
- Come back in 5 mins & wash your new food items!

I know this isn't the least messy way to CO2 rats, but it is quick, effective & cheap, and will hopefully benefit someone out there!

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

Done well.
How humane is it killing them this way?

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

Thanks bigblackdog!!

that's the easiest way I have seen so far, I guess using a smaller container would be ok to do mice????

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

omg thats great i will have to try that thanks for that
love the as well the kill-o-matic lol

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

That is the most clever was of going about building your own Gas chamber. Well done

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

mad. great idea, thanks for sharing it

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

great idea might make one have to do some killing tomorrow. cheers for sharing :wink:

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

Thanks for the feedback guys.
I know there's been some brilliant CO2 chambers shown on the forums, but this one's about as simple as you can get!
Sorry, gotta go now and empty out my Kill-O-Matic 3000 - Now with extra Death!

RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

Nice work. I might make this a sticky thread if that is alright as a lot of people ask this question.
The thread would probably need a different title though.

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Greebo said:

Nice work. I might make this a sticky thread if that is alright as a lot of people ask this question.
The thread would probably need a different title though.

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Thanks - Please make this one a sticky, by all means.
Perhaps "A Simple CO2 Chamber For Culling Rodents"?

RE: Re: RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

great work

one question though should you put a hole or something in the contaier so that the "good" air can escape and "bad" air can replace it instead of it being air tight?

and thanks will look at purchasing these over expensive items and make my own :lol:

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Can you get containers big enough for humans ?

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Is the co2 heavier than air?? that would be the only way to let the good air escape?

RE: Re: RE: The Kill-O-Matic 3000

Nice work. I might make this a sticky thread if that is alright as a lot of people ask this question.
The thread would probably need a different title though.

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good call Greebs

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I made my kill-o-mattic 3000 today!!!, now I am waiting on some micies to try it out fo rme, BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! evil grin

o you have to wash the rats when you have culled them with bi carb,

theQ was why

could u possibly post some pics please?

I made this culling system and the rat was still alive after 30mins, whats the go?

you're meant to put the rat INSIDE THE CHAMBER spike:lol: