Quick question about a rat i fed to my ball

i just took it out again.. the red marks went away

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Originally Posted by 51-50 Python

i just took it out again.. the red marks went away

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You are basically doing everything wrong. First you asked if it was to big then fed it anyway... Why? Maybe you would understand the consiquence once you have to deal with a regurge. Try reading even the basic snake care sticky on this forum before stating crazy stuff:gj:

All good criticism. But to answer your question. Is any spot in your cage over 95 degrees? Ball pythons can get burned and are most likely to burn by they're vent area.

So it may be that. Or it may just be that he/she is getting ready to shed. My snakes get the reddish pink belly for a few days. Then start clouding they're eyes. Then the shed.

I'd check your temps. And if your good there. It may be a shed.

Good luck to you.

I understand how not to feed it anything larger than its thickest part. But I've seen plenty of videos of wild snakes with something almost 4x's the thickest part. I'm sure not condoning it but I guess the snake wouldn't have too much of an issue. But make sure not to feed it something if you are going to get even a bit worried about it. Just feed it something you are confident that it will be able to digest no problem.

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Originally Posted by WellyBelly

You are basically doing everything wrong. First you asked if it was to big then fed it anyway... Why? Maybe you would understand the consiquence once you have to deal with a regurge. Try reading even the basic snake care sticky on this forum before stating crazy stuff:gj:

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what the hell are you talking about.. i said i fed the snake three days ago i didnt ask and fed it anyway

I agree with everyone that it was too large of a meal; with that said, the pink belly could be signs of a shed induced by such a large meal. Sometimes snakes will immediately go into shed when they eat a very large meal.

Sounds like all's well now!

- Just a general rule...feed no prey items thicker than the thickest part of your snake!

Stick by this & you'll never have a problem! :gj:

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Originally Posted by mr86mister

I understand how not to feed it anything larger than its thickest part. But I've seen plenty of videos of wild snakes with something almost 4x's the thickest part. I'm sure not condoning it but I guess the snake wouldn't have too much of an issue. But make sure not to feed it something if you are going to get even a bit worried about it. Just feed it something you are confident that it will be able to digest no problem.

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Those snakes are also retics or another big breed of snake which are capable of doing so. Good luck finding a BP in the wild eating 20 pound meals....