I bought a pastel along with a terrarium from from a lady the other day. The snake seems to be in good health and is very docile when it comes to handling. She told me the snake is somewhere between 2-3 years old. I'm not sure what her weight is because i dont have a proper scale for that but I can tell you she is 4 feet long and almost as thick as a beer can. She only eats live which is not a problem, however the previous owners were only feeding her adult mice. I didn't get a very clear answer when it came to the duration and frequency of her feeding and all they really told me was "She eats 4 mice". Obviously these rodents are much too small for her and I would like to move her up to rats at the very least or possibly gerbils as soon as possible. I am just wondering if I should take some precautions when giving her bigger prey? I'm just worried that she might have a hard time killing it since she is used the smaller mice. I'd hate to see her get injured but I also hate to see her having such an unsatisfactory meal. BTW this is my first snake and I want to make sure I do everything correctly. Any responses would be much appreciated!
EDIT: Also, I bought 4 mice the day I got her and she ate one yesterday. How often do you think I should feed these to her? I would like to just have them gone.
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