new tub thoughts

so I had my pastel in a larger (like 35qt) tub when I got him 2 weeks ago and after some guidance wanted to size him down to something a bit more secure for him, so I got him a 16qt tub (18.0 x 12.6 x 7). I hooked everything up and put him and he seems to take well to it. I know balls feel secure in smaller spaces, but it seems like he really has nowhere to go. I thought I would ask for some advice here and shot a pic of him eating his first F/T meal.

Also, I bought a bag of frozen small rats and they seem very large for him. The store didn't have anything smaller (other than small fuzzies). It took a bit of playing with it in front of him but he finally took it after a bit and took it down. He has eaten 3 hoppers and this was his first F/T rat, but is this too big? The width was fine but I felt like it was pretty long. Just thought I would ask... Thanks!


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if it didnt I will also add the pic in my gallery

If the width is fine and he got it down no problem then he's probably fine, just give him time to digest wait at least 7 days between feedings. I got my female pin in a 16qt she's 500 grams around 2 ft and eating weaned rats 30-44 grams each, and she could probably take small rats, but weaned are cheaper and are a good solid meal for her. She'll get small rats when I buy more feeders (i buy in bulk every 3 months) Also I plan on upgrading her too a 32 or 28 qt tub in December when I build another rack that will hold 4 or 5 32 or 28 qt tubs and 6 16 qt tubs. This is just what I'm doing based on my limited experience hope this helps good luck.

By the way there is a thread telling you how to post pics just search how to post pics i usually do it through photo bucket you make a gallery there then they give you like a url thing and you copy and paste that into the insert image pop up

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Originally Posted by benwallage9

If the width is fine and he got it down no problem then he's probably fine, just give him time to digest wait at least 7 days between feedings.

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+1 Agree with this!

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Originally Posted by benwallage9

By the way there is a thread telling you how to post pics just search how to post pics i usually do it through photo bucket you make a gallery there then they give you like a url thing and you copy and paste that into the insert image pop up

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Thanks!

I sent the pics to my gmail and used that URL...guess that doesnt work but I will try to use photo bucket and post a pic later...

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Tub looks fine to me and that is a big rat for a little snake lol i'd feed smaller but if he's eating fine and not regurging I guess you can keep feeding that I'd wait 7 to 10 days between meals tho he needs lots of time to digest that

welp lets look at the positives, your snake is gonna shoot up like a weed size wise if it keeps takin those rats :)

Wow, the rat is almost bigger than the snake! :rofl:

haha noted...and he was on hoppers before this mammoth meal...he ate it and loved it although being the noob started a thread asking about if a meal could take over 48hrs for digestion. I looked for something smaller in the petstore f/t section but it was the smallest that I could find (small rat rodentgourmet). Given the champion eater that my little guy is (easy transition i guess for a new snake owner) he took the mammoth rat down and didnt regurgitate it. He was pretty full and realized I should have made that transition from hoppers to weaned f/t. Guess we learn by the mistakes but everyone here has been very helpful!! He is growing rapidly tho..lol...came home to his first shed today!

It came off in two big pieces and seems to be all there...I cant make out any eyecaps and cant see him because he is in his hide and dont want to mess with him. Should eyecaps be included with the whole shed, easy to make out, or fall off separate?

i usually go with a meal that is 10-15% of my snakes weight. this always also worked for and may snakes seem to really grow of this percentage. My 420 gram male is eating rat pups (40g). haha that rat you fed her looks huge. She can defiantly handle rap pups if not weaned rats.