Feeding question (pic junkies this is for you!)

[elevatethis]

In a thread earlier today I was discussing how to deal with the fact that my bp was growing lengthwise, but remaining too skinny for rats, and large mice seemed to be small. Well, heres some pics to give you all a better understanding:

Here she is:


Before eating:


During: (I think this mouse was pregnant)


After: (Notice how there is almost no lump at all)


So I'm basically wondering when I'm going to be able to switch to rats, or if I should start feeding 2 mice until she starts to get some girth on her. Thanks guys!

And here's a bonus pic of Amber being goofy last night:

[KraZeKelly]

How big is the snake ? 35"+ I`m guessing ?
4-6"rats will be no problem for a snake that size.
Our big one (38"+)just pounds `em down without much trouble

[Ginevive]

I really don't notice a lump when I feed my Bps. I do notice it with my boa, though.
As long as internal parasites are ruled out, I can't really think of a reason that a Bp won't get "fat" if it is eating regularly. In fact my largest male is looking rather obese, and i only feed him twice a month.
Your Bp does not look underweight, but not obese. I think that the real "fatty" Bps are the adults who are done growing in length and are just bulking up. I think that you could try a rat fuzzy now, one roughly equal to the size of a large mouse. I would feed fresh-killed, since it seems to me that rats are a tad more aggressive than mice.

[Smulkin]

Betty is right about that size (judging from top pic) and has been on small rats 3 weeks now - don't let that skinny neck fool you - they can take it down. When I went for the first feed i took the thawed rat down to her and looked at it and her and had serious reservations about her ability to clear it. Even halfway done the butt-end of the rat looked too huge for her to finish off but she did without a hitch.

[wendy]

yeah...... don't be scared throw her a fuzzy rat. see what happens?

[elevatethis]

Well I see we have a concensus on what to do. Thanks guys! I'm going to try a fuzzy rat next time. I think I will definitly try the mouse bedding idea to hopefully scent the rat and have her take interest in it.