Another feeding question.

[whispersinmyhead]

Well my girl is 7 months and around 274g. She has eaten a small live rat for me two weeks in a row without any problem. I went to feed her tonight and no go. The rat was a little larger then the other two and I didn't realize until I saw them together. I think it was close to last weeks but maybe I should ask for one size down? The last small rats were just slightly larger than her widest. This one is just a touch larger still. I am not too worried because at least I know she has eaten but still a little frustrating. It is hard to judge the size of the rat because I don't know if you measure with the rats hind legs stretched or hunched.

Any thoughts would be reassuring.

[Wapadi]

Welcome to the world of "Will the Ball eat Tonight???" Some times they are not hungry. I always try to error on the small size at my house...

[AK907]

It is hard to judge the size of the rat because I don't know if you measure with the rats hind legs stretched or hunched.

Umm... What?

I would suggest you measure your meals by weight to begin with. 10-15% of its body weight (27-41g for your snake since it weighs 274g). After a while of feeding proper sized prey items after weighing them it will just become second nature and you will be able to get a good feel for picking appropriate sized prey just by looking at them.

[tjohnson722]

It is frustrating. Maybe she's starting to shed. One of mine does that when he's going into shed.

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[C&H Exotic Morphs]

Umm... What?

I would suggest you measure your meals by weight to begin with. 10-15% of its body weight (27-41g for your snake since it weighs 274g). After a while of feeding proper sized prey items after weighing them it will just become second nature and you will be able to get a good feel for picking appropriate sized prey just by looking at them.

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Your girl should be eating 1 Weaned rat(31-45grams) every 5-7 days.

[whispersinmyhead]

That makes sense. Sorry for the confusion I meant the rats look bigger when they are sitting then if you stretch their legs out a little. Hard to explain but I think I am trying a size too big. I will get a weaned rat next feed. Thanks. She looked interested at first and the. Seemed almost afraid. They know what they can handle I guess.

Thanks. I really. Appreciate the help.