Can he handle it?

[RetiredJedi]

ok, so I am trying to get my new BP to eat and when I got him at Repticon the dude said he is on rat pups. Well, I didn't have any and had just bought some small mice. So I have tried to feed him twice but he seems interested in eating just has no use for mice. So yesterday I ordered a rat pup from a pet store because my big order won't be in until next Wednesday. I really want to try to get him to eat before then so that is why I ordered just one. Well, when I got to the pet store I got this rat pup they have for me and THIS THING LOOKS TOO HUGE FOR HIM!!! So I have posted a picture of Cody and a pic of the rat pup for some comparison. Do you guys honestly think he can get this thing down. I appologize for the pics but I didn't think it would be safe to actually put the snake and rat next to each other for comparison...hahaha.

Cody:



rat pup:

[GoFride]

Does the store offer rat pinks (not pups)?

[RetiredJedi]

I guess I could just go ahead and get a fresh kill rat pink tomorrow. I was going to try and feed tomorrow and I want to get him on f/t ASAP.

[GoFride]

I started all mine as hatchlings with rat pinks for the first few feedings. Because the pinks are smaller, they digest more quickly.

[RetiredJedi]

Cody weighs in at about 110g.

[GoFride]

You don't have to kill the pink. It can't hurt your BP, and the movement helps induce a strike.

[RetiredJedi]

hmmmmm...true dat.

[mommanessy247]

technically a snake can swallow a prey item about the size of their thickest part but it doesnt always mean they will.
i know cuz my girl will only take the smallest of the smalls.
i can tell you now that does not look like a rat pup ... it looks more like a small.
pinks are reaaallly small, my idea would be a fuzzy maybe...
when your snake has eaten it should have a little bit of a bulge in its belly.
a snake will not eat something if its too big, trust me your snake will let you know if somethings too big & you'll start getting a good idea of what it'll take and you'll be able to gauge the sizes correctly.
took me awhile.

[RetiredJedi]

You don't have to kill the pink. It can't hurt your BP, and the movement helps induce a strike.

Yea but then if my boy don't eat, I got rat pinkie I have to maintain and the store has a no return policy on feeders.

[RetiredJedi]

i can tell you now that does not look like a rat pup ... it looks more like a small.

That's what I thought too but I was mentally comparing the rat to the small mice I am feeding my other BP and I jsut couldn't judge it while I was at the store. So I thought yea it looks pretty big but Cody is a bit thicker than my other BP. Then the minute I got home and was able to physically see Cody, I was like...NO WAY HE CAN EAT THIS.