The Rat Knows??

Yeah that rat seems huge for that snake. They should be as round/fat as the thickest part of your snake, give or take.

Also, have you tried the bag trick? (Put rat in a plastic bag and spin it around for like 30-60 seconds to make it dizzy then drop it in.) I have done this when feeding my 2 new snakes with no issue, and read at least somewhat that it helps more than hurts lol.

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Originally Posted by baazi1

Yeah, we are returning the rat. I went to day two and had both of them in the feeding tank, the snake was just not interested. She would slither up next to the rat and then shy away when the rat would sniff the snake's nose. I figured the rat may be too big. Also, her CHE has burnt out. She may be a little too cold and not warm enough to eat. We'll be rectifying this issue tomorrow! Thanks for all the advice!

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Ok a couple things, "went to day two with both in the feeding tank"? There's no reason to feed outside of the regular enclosure and when feeding live, supervise the entire time the rat is in there and remove after 5 minutes or so if your snake isn't acting interested. It may be the stress of moving and being in an open cage that is making your snake refuse food. Also if there is no heat, your snake cannot digest properly and could get sick, fix the heat asap and don't offer food until it is.