Too big of food

[greenmonkey51]

I went to get my snake food tonight and I asked for a fuzzy, When I got it the fuzzy had its eyes open a bit and the tail was completely formed. I looked and it looked like it was a bit wider than her, not by much just a little. I know to watch close the next couple day. She nailed and and constricted fine. Shes trying to get it swallowed now. Any advice/comments. I have a bad feeling about this.

[Shelby]

Just slightly bigger than her girth should be fine. You'd be surprised what a snake can keep down. Definitely wait a few days before handling her again.

[mr~python]

she'll be fine. just slightly wider isnt really anything for just one feed. snakes can eat something much wider then themselves. have you ever seen the episodes of croc hunter where they'll catch a carpet python in a chicken coupe that will have a bulge twice as big as there girth from a chicken?

[mr~python]

lol, shelby. you posted it first while i was typing!

[greenmonkey51]

I usually do wait longer than normal after feeding to handle. If I feed on thursday night, then normaly I handle her on sunday night.