My Normal Progression Thread (feel free to share yours too)

Strange. I'd read everywhere not to go bigger than their widest segment, so that's what I've been doing. She eats weekly.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

Strange. I'd read everywhere not to go bigger than their widest segment, so that's what I've been doing. She eats weekly.

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I've actually heard the same thing from a lot of people, and it IS a good thing to go by if you're not sure what your snake should be eating. However, by feeding it just the size of its girth, from what I've heard, you are just feeding it what it needs to sustain. If you get it a prey size just slightly larger than his girth, you are feeding him with room to grow. Don't quote me on that, because I'm no expert, but I figure it makes sense.

It does. I'm just worries about the choking possibility because this is my first pet at all and I would hate if she go hurt like that.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

It does. I'm just worries about the choking possibility because this is my first pet at all and I would hate if she go hurt like that.

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She won't choke. The worst that could happen is that you feed a rat too large and she regurgitates. It sucks for the snake when that happens, but it doesn't kill the animal. Again, that's worst case scenario. I never like to feed as big as possible, I like the prey item to be manageable for the snake but still large enough to add weight to your snake with each feeding. I can tell you that your snake can absolutely handle a rat pup though.


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Are they expensive? I'm paying about $2-$3 for each mouse right now. 🐭

Where are you getting your mice from? I've find that the larger chain pet stores (petco, petsmart, etc.) sell their feeders for more. Smaller reptile or in general pet specialty stores sell their feeders for less. I'm currently buying for four snakes, but at my local reptile store, they are selling their rat pups for a little over a dollar. If you shop around, you'll probably be able to find feeders for pretty cheap.

I'm buying from the only locally owned per store that my friend's mom owns. I would never buy from a large pet store.

My baby girl! It's feeding day! Going to try to feed bigger than I had been. Super chill and docile but acting super hungry in the cage. 😋 http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01...2905e166f2.jpg However I did notice that about a week after the last shed, I noticed that weird looking skin by her eye again. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01...6f3743484a.jpg

She's such a cutie.

I also did learn that the store I get her food from doesn't sell anything smaller than medium to full sized rats and no pups.