OMG... thought I'd killed her!!

OMG she is just the cutest little thing!! :aww: I personally don't think the fuzzy was too big, a couple more of those and I'm sure she'll put on weight better than on pinkies.

She's so adorable!!!! :love: It doesn't look too big by much. Try pinkies again. But if she wants fuzzies instead, so long as you stick to small ones she should be okay IMO. So cute. :3

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THAT EYE! <3 So adorable.

I think you can offer her exactly the same size next time, without issue. They grow VERY fast at that age, and the nutrition she got from that fuzzy will give her the extra boost to take the next one even more easily.
It didn't look too large at all, to me. The snake is simply skinny, so the bulge is bigger than it would normally be.
The sagging skin under the jaw is normal after taking a correctly-sized meal, and she'll take a few hours to adjust her jaw and get it back into proper position.
I would definitely put her on a 5 day schedule, with fuzzies that size, and I think you'll see her growth rate accelerate very quickly.

I hatched several babies her size this year--I start them on mouse fuzzies, and then move them up to mouse hoppers, and then rat fuzzes. All of them are taking hoppers or fuzzy rats now. (The youngest hatched in late August).

Omg those big eyes are too cute!!!! I think the fuzzy was a good choice. She probably had more trouble because she took it backwards rather than the actual size of the meal. I'd say you can offer her that size or just a bit smaller and it would help her catch up. I wouldnt go any bigger though. Keep us updated on the little cutie!

Oh, she is just so cuuuuuute!!

I agree, that meal wasn't too big, it just seemed that way because she's so skinny. She should do just fine on that one, and the next one will be easier for her.

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Awe! She's so tiny!!! I want her!!!

Well I'm not adding anything new to the thread except to add that I, too, do not think the meal was too big for her.

Oh, and that she IS adorable!

I appreciate all of the responses, and Bobbi appreciates the compliments too... I think it's her big eyes, in relation to that teeny-tiny head, which makes her so darned cute! :D I simply adore her, so it's a good thing she's finally getting the idea of rodent = yummy food. Guess I was just being a paranoid momma, and need to trust she won't attempt if it's too big. Right? Thanks again!

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Awe! She's so tiny!!! I want her!!!

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Sorry, but she's all mine!! :P Just watch, she'll end up being the fattest girl in my collection... LOL.