Is this rat too big??

Just moved Monty up to a small rat. I thought the size looked right, but he struck, coiled & has now released it. He's been trying to maneuver around it seems, to get it in his mouth the right way.

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He might just be trying to find a good angle on it. I've had one of mine do that once or twice, too. You could post a picture of the rat and his head, and we could probably get a good idea. Rule of thumb is the rodent should be slightly bigger than the thickest part of the snakes body.

He has now latched back on & has drug it & him into the water dish. Lol!
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He seems to be having trouble though. :(

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Looks fine to me. Just let him do his snakey thing.

K. I thought so too, but wanted to make sure I wasn't off base. I can't wait until this isn't all so new to me. I worry too much. Lol

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Seems Ok to me.

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Idk where my first pic went. No wonder you asked for a pic.

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I think it should be fine. A ball python's mouth/jaw can stretch a pretty good bit. I was a little worried when I first gave a couple of mine rat pups, but they took them down like champs. Just keep an eye on it, but I think you're good. Better safe than sorry. I've only been doing this a couple of months, and I learned it's always best to ask a dumb question and get an answer, then to ignore a potential problem and end up with a hurt animal.

The rat is actually smaller than the girth of your bp, it's fine, don't worry about it :)

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