Is this rat too big for my BP? [pics]

[kippers]

[MsMissy]

From the pic I think it would be fine.

[spider_ball]

I would say it could easily take something that size, maybe bigger. Easiest way to tell...weigh your snake, and feed 10-15% of its body weight.
For example...a 500gram snake could eat something 50-75grams.
AND......that snake is pretty darn SKINNY!!! it should probably be eating 15% of its body weight every week. I don't know if this is a recent rescue or not but it needs to be taken care of

EDIT: just looked and saw you just got him off CL. feed 15% body weight as mentioned above

[martin82531]

The ball looks skinny in that picture, how often are you feeding.

[steve_r34]

u know i was gonna say the same thing unless its a hatch

[MsMissy]

I'm following his thread elsewhere and we are dealing with an underfed snake.

OP: I would try that size every 5 days until he starts to fill out.

[kippers]

He's actually probably a few months old, even judging by his small size. He's underfed and I just got him. Also thank you all for the quick responses. I'm a newbie with this right now, but won't be for long!

[Mike41793]

No its fine

[kippers]

Another silly question. Can the rats tail be too stiff to eat? He seems interested in it, a f/t but its taking him a while to attempt to eat it. He's under a night light with lights off, both my snakes seem shy and wanting to eat in peace in the dark but he keeps getting distracted and leaving it too until I wiggle it around again.

[galequin]

As long as it's been thawed out correctly I don't think there will be a problem. Was the snake eating f/t before? If not that might explain his losing interest n u dangling it reignites the snake's predatorial instincts... just a thought