need help to differ

[Neal]

i bought a mouse from the store, and im not sure if its a hopper or not. how do i tell? i have pics i could show if anybody could tell the difference? n sorry about the topic, i didnt know where else to put it.

[iCandiBallPythons]

show a pic

[Neal]

ok, sorry about the bad picture, i had pics on my digital camera but i cant find the usb cord, so i took the pic with my cell phone.

[Neal]

and the mouse wouldnt stop moving around, so i had to cup my hands kinda, cuz the cell phone had a delay on the picture, umm for a little instance on size, im 6'1 and i can palm a basketball so my hands are fairly bigger then most people, but the reason i ask is my snake has never refused a meal, and people say its normal but it just dont seem like her, and i think this mouse possibly not being a hopper has something to do with it, but i could possibly be wrong, i dont know anything about mice. and the guy workign int he store was new and didnt seem like he knew what he was doing and when i asked for a hopper, thats what he gave me.

[Shadera]

Looks like a young adult maybe. Hoppers are young mice, before weaning age.

[Neal]

thats what i thought, thats probably why my snake wouldnt eat, ill see if they will take it back, and ill try to get something a bit smaller. or if not ill just buy another swap them out and bring it back.

[Clear]

Sub-adult IMO how much does it weigh?

[Shadera]

If he's about the same size as the largest part of your snake, you could safely feed it to him.

[nova2door]

looks like a young mouse to me, a hopper would probably have hopped out of your hand.

[Neal]

yea it didnt try to hop out of my hand or bite me, which ih was surprised, im not sure how much it weighs, i dont even have a scale in the house that could weigh it lol. its probably a bit bigger then the largest part of my snake, so she probably could safely eat it, but shes very picky. thanks all for your help.