Question about feeding size...

[EvesFriend]

When finding a particular mouse to feed a bp, do you compare the length of the mouse from head to back with the largest part of the snakes body or is it the width of the mouse?


So to sum all that up, mouse size=head to tail or mouse size=top to bottom ? Do I need to focus more on the girth of the mouse of the total length of the mouse?

[LGL]

The girth of the mouse should be about the same size as the girth of the snake at it's widest point.

[EvesFriend]

So would measuring girth be more from a perspective like a hawk looking down at the mouse, or an ant walking up to the mouse/

[jxk]

wait, wut?

You should hold up your snake in one hand and the mouse in the other. If the mouse is about as fat as the snake from your homo sapien perspective, it's probably a good choice for a meal.

Now if we're going into fourth-dimension perspectives, that's an entirely different discussion.

[Kaorte]

or if you have a scale, 10-15% of the snakes body weight.

The prey item should be a little bigger in girth then the widest part of your snake.

[angllady2]

The hawk's eye view works for me.

I lay down said prey item and look at it from above. I then look at said snake from above. If the prey item looks the same size as or just a wee bit smaller than the snake, that's good.

If said prey is obviously smaller than the snake, it's time to move up a prey size. If the prey is obviously bigger than said snake, it's time to step down a prey size. Simple.

Gale

[EvesFriend]

It seems my snake gets intimidated by bigger mice even though I know she can physically eat them. I've noticed when I feed her a [smal]ler mouse she eats it right away where a more suitable and bigger one for her makes her nervous. Should I just feed her maybe two of the smaller mice? She seems confident with those and doesn't hesitate to eat them. I really think the size thing is throwing her off. Even though she can eat the bigger ones she is obviously more intimidated by them.

[stevepoppers]

I often hear that feeding multiple items at once is harder on their system and may cause a regurg or something, so if she'll eat the more properly sized ones, even if she takes a little longer, feed them to her. You'll save time and money as well.

[Kaorte]

I often hear that feeding multiple items at once is harder on their system and may cause a regurg or something, so if she'll eat the more properly sized ones, even if she takes a little longer, feed them to her. You'll save time and money as well.

I don't know where this is coming from but feeding multiple prey items in one sitting will not cause a regurg.

[stevepoppers]

Somewhere around here...

Regardless, I stand corrected.