could she eat this rat???

going to add a bit of humor...

Just feed it to her already!!!! LOL

Seriously .. you will be surprized by what they can eat.

i am gonna say yes it can...i usually feed my snakes a rat thats a tad bit larger than the snake...and they all do perfect............just do it and youll see

Looks to me like it could take a rat pup. But I don't think its a good idea, ur snake looks a wee bit smaller than mine and she's pretty skinny. I Haven't even moved on to rat pups yet.

Just feed her a couple of mice or a large mouse, theres no reason to stretch he out like that.

Heres my snake.

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/DSC08646.jpg

well since i have it. im gunna try. if she does real good with it then i will keep doing it. but i want to at least try it. cause she wont eat more than one mouse a week. so why not go bigger. if she doesnt do how i want then ill go back to what i was doing

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Originally Posted by SixSnakes

Hmm. Looks too big for me! But I'm paranoid :D The rat looks bigger round than the ball.

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You gotta be kidding...She definately will take it no problem...I feed mine bigger with no problems what so ever...If she cant take it she wont.

Wow. I'm surprised at the number of people who seem uncertain if that snake can swallow that rat. Yes! She definitely can! Snakes can swallow some really big meals.

The real question is whether or not she should. As Dr. Del (I think) pointed out, the real issue isn't with her being able to swallow it, but more of a digestion issue. Sometimes when snakes eat particularly large meals, they will end up regurging because they can't digest that much food fast enough.

However, this rat does not seem big enough in relation to that snake for even that to be a concern. Since it is a bigger meal than she is used to, give her a little longer than usual to digest. Also, as Robin mentioned, don't be surprised if it takes her longer to get it down than usual.

When I feed a snake a large meal I make sure her hotspot is nice and warm and I usually give her a longer period before the next meal.

By the same token if I feed a smaller item I will probably feed a bit sooner next time.

Thats just how I do it.

My question is if she has only been fed mice, will she go for the rat? Time will tell;)

She's fine.... You don't give your animal enough credit! :D

I would think so, i would definitely try feeding it without hesitation

alright. cool. i will deff feed it to her. im going to on sunday, ill post some pics if she decides to take it. thanks for all the help yall! :)