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Long Soaking, Related to Large Meal?
So my bp has been seeming hungry shortly (if not immediately) after eating. I say thing because she appeared very alert and looking around still rather than chilling out. I was thinking it might be time to upgrade her rat size from med to large. I brought the live kill home and was surprised at the size of this thing when I took it out of the brown bag. I thought about it, and she was nearly the same width as the rat. I've heard it's a good rule of thumb. So, she should be fine. I went ahead and offered it, she took right away, and down it went. The lump in her was pretty obvious. She looked uncomfortable just because of the bulge. She wandered around the 55gal tank and knocked over her hide. I threw in an extra cardboard hide since her usual one just barely fits her anymore. This was the evening of the first. Yesterday afternoon I saw her in her water dish. No big deal. I was in and right back out. When I got home that night she was still in her water. Weird. When I woke up in the morning she was still in there! Ok, what's up snake? Lol I did my research and indeed it seems like something is probably wrong; humidity, heat, or mites. I eyeballed her for mites and couldn't see any this morning. I had to run. Back from classes again this afternoon and she was still in the water! I pulled her out and checked her all over. The lump was still clearly visible, but no crawlies. Her humidity is 55. Her temps are on the lower side, 88. She could use more heat if anything, so she's definitely not in there to cool off. I put her back, too worried about handling her too much so soon after eating. She wandered around a bit and is now back in the water. My biggest question is, could the large rat have hurt her internally? Is soaking helping her be more comfortable while she tries to digest? Gosh that sounds stupid, but I'm at a loss here guys.
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