I'm sure this has been addressed multiple times, but my search didn't turn up exactly what I was looking for. Alice currently weighs 260 grams and I feed him one 25-gram F/T mouse every six days which he takes with no problem. Following the last two feedings, he still seemed active. I bought from Big Cheese (local pickup) and they required that I buy 50. I got 25 large adults and 25 jumbos. I was afraid he would require larger meals before my adults were used up. I know that a lot of y'all feed multiples at one time and was wondering a couple of things.
First of all, I'm not really sure about the proper way to offer the second mouse. I read somewhere to just put it to his mouth as the tail of the other goes down and he will continue to swallow. That doesn't sound that simple. Would it be better to let #1 get completely down and then offer #2 for him to strike and coil? Is it okay for him to engage in this activity having just eaten #1? Would this actually increase his chance of regurgitation?
Secondly, if he refuses #2, can it be refrozen? If so, what's the limit on refreezes before I throw it out? I personally wouldn't eat food that's been thawed and refrozen. I hate to waste a perfectly good mouse, too.
If I could find someone local to split the remainder of my large adults, I could move on to the jumbos. Don't know any local snake people. There's a show next month and I'm hoping to meet a few though.
Any suggestions/advice?
Thanks...all of the information on this forum has always been so helpful and Alice is thriving because of it!![]()