Quote Originally Posted by Flowerbridge View Post
Hi all,
My local pet supply store is out of mice, but they had some rats. I usually feed 3 adult mice every week, shes about... 500g?.....

.....I warmed it up, offered it, snake snagged it immediately, but snake seems to be having trouble getting it in/down. It is actually slowly going in, and I've never seen her expand as much.
You should be fine. Keep in mind that you normally feed several small mice and the snake is not going to have to expand as much to accommodate those. With the rat, it is taking in much more at one time with a significantly greater girth. It will take some work to get the meal down.