Feeding Size Question

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Originally Posted by 771subliminal

you'd be shocked what there head can take in

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Uh-huh!! :O There have been times I thought my BP's head/neck would explode, but they manage just fine. As long as it's not bigger than their widest part, they shouldn't have a problem getting it past the jaw. My juvies are between 350-400g right now, and one gets a rat weanling while the other gets 2 adult mice (she hates rats). I just switched them to F/T prey, so I do plan to start weighing the food now... as the others said, it should be about 10-15% of their body weight. Good luck! :)

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Originally Posted by llovelace

she can take a 50g rat no problem :) she won't explode :)

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I agree. :gj: Toby switches between adult mice & rat weanlings, depending on the store's availability - he doesn't seem to have a problem with either, and weighs less than the OP's snake.

To show you just how big they can stretch, here's Toby taking down a rat weanling recently... and his last weight was only ~340g.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DSCF57442.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DSCF57473.jpg

GULP! :D
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DSCF57492.jpg

Just found another picture of Toby, which shows how wide their jaws can stretch... :O:O

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCF5446.jpg