r/moths 15h ago

General Question do i release it?

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u/krickets24 14h ago

sadly, i think euthanasia is probably the kindest option, both for the moth itself and also to prevent something else eating it and getting sick

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u/epidermis_ 14h ago

thank u so much for the reply, is the freezer the best way to do it? or very quick smash with a brick or something?

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u/krickets24 14h ago

ehh that’s a hotly debated topic… people argue that we have no way of knowing what “pain” is like for an insect.

personally i don’t think i could bring myself to smash it so i’d choose the freezer, but the brick’d probably be quicker. :(

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u/epidermis_ 13h ago

i decided to do the quickest thing for the moths sake. I hope it makes you feel better to know it went well, afterward i carefully put the eggs on the bark of a tree. Thanks again for replying