I agree with skip, its hard to tell without seeing a picture but i will say that when i switched mine from mice to rats they became alot more docile.. Youd be suprised how big a meal a snake can eat. I was worried about feeding mine aswell but i eventualy decided to try it and it worked great. Theyre slender snakes but they can down a rat at a young age, so i say go ahead and try it,