EXTRA Messy Feed

Today I fed my ball python a "small rat" and while this is usually what he eats with no problem, today was bad. I think the rat was a little too large for him and he made such a mess. He constricted so many times and with such force that the rat exploded and most of his guts came out. My python was such a mess, I mean guts and blood were everywhere, including all over Monty. After the 24-36 hour digestion period should I clean him off in a soak and do a deep clean of his cage or should I just leave well enough alone.

Thanks!

F/T?
Over cooked.
Clean it up before the smell makes you not want to clean. ;)

****I feed him in a different tank and that one has been cleaned already. Should I clean the tank he lives in since everything was all over him?****

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Originally Posted by tszutk

Today I fed my ball python a "small rat" and while this is usually what he eats with no problem, today was bad. I think the rat was a little too large for him and he made such a mess. He constricted so many times and with such force that the rat exploded and most of his guts came out. My python was such a mess, I mean guts and blood were everywhere, including all over Monty. After the 24-36 hour digestion period should I clean him off in a soak and do a deep clean of his cage or should I just leave well enough alone.

Thanks!

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Definitely over cooked, but he was constricting it to make it smaller it seemed. It was definitely a little too big for him.

The tank he's been fed in is clean already. I wanted to know if I should clean the tank he lives in after thw digestion period since he was covered in everything.

There is no reason to feed in another tank