tounge sticking out

[hunter0443]

umm i just fed my snake about 48 hours ago and now he is sticking his tounge out alot does that mean he is still hungry

[Andybill]

How big is your snake and how big was the meal? Theres a chance it is still hungry if the meal was too small. If you feed live or if you drop f/t in overnight the smell could still be lingering and that could be why he is still flicking his tongue a lot but there are a number of other reasons he could be doing this too...

[hunter0443]

well he is about 27 in long and i feed him live and i up the sized of the mouse i dont feed rats yet and wat are the other reasons he could be doing this

[Andybill]

How often are you feeding him... 27 in long should be eating rats by now. You should get a scale and track his weight not too good with the length thing I understand weight in grams better. A good rule of thumb is feeding a prey item that is as thick as the thickest part of your snakes body or if you know his weight a prey item should be 10-15% his weight in grams.

[Vypyrz]

well he is about 27 in long and i feed him live and i up the sized of the mouse i dont feed rats yet and wat are the other reasons he could be doing this

Possibly some mouse urine in the substrate that he is still smelling...

[hunter0443]

ok.... the reason im not feeding rats is cause the pet store i go to does not have rats they sell mice in all diffrent sizes

[Andybill]

If that is the case I would probably feed 2 mice at each feeding or feed him on a 3-4 day basis. I have 2 guys that I have to feed 2 mice at a time cuz they are both over 700g and wont touch rats. I think my spinnerblast is around the same length as yours and he eats 2 at a time. Mousers need to be fed more often in order to maintain a steady growth pattern as mice are not large enough for juvenile and adult ball pythons if you are feeding just one mouse a week...

[hunter0443]

i fed him 2..i normally do and he normaly sticks his tounge out every 2-3 weeks should i feed more often?

[Andybill]

Ok hang on you feed every 2-3 weeks???

[hunter0443]

yeah i tried feeding sooner and he would not take anything i gave i would try f/t and live mice he would not even glance at it