Food Size

[tjones]

OK i need an answer quick... i have a small rat (85g) that i fed to my 520g bp, the rat is a little bigger than the biggest part of my bp, will my bp be able to swollow it?????? PLEASE ANSWER SOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!

[tjones]

its about half way and her throwt is really stretching!!!!!

[tjones]

OK its down.... but can there be any after-the-fact injuries????

[stratus_020202]

she should be ok, just give her a little more time for digesting. And don't look forward to what's going to come out the other end. If she doesn't regurge, then it shoud be alright. I'd keep an eye on it though.

[tjones]

OK thank you... i will watch her all night, what happens if she does regurge????

[nickdafish97]

OK thank you... i will watch her all night, what happens if she does regurge????

Take out the disgusting after-effect's, wait a week, and try again with a smaller rat.

[Bleepr]

A good rule of thumb for sizing is look for the widest part of thier body, and add another half or so, and thats how wide thier prey item should be. And as others have been saying, if she can eat it, its more then likely fine.

[llovelace]

The feeder was only slighty on the big side for your BP, you should only be offering a max of 78g at the current weight. You BP will be fine, I seriusly doubt you will have any probs with regurg. and remember the 10-15% rule when feeding

[kc261]

I think your snake should be fine. If it does regurge, skip a feeding, then try again with a smaller feeder. Regurging is rather stressful on a snake, and it is a good idea to give them some extra time to get their gut back to normal before you feed again.