Hello,

Her enclosure is 31"Lx19"Wx16"H. When I got my first snake back in 1996, I was told to feed it outside of its enclosure so it didn't associate an incoming hand with incoming food and would be less likely to show a feeding response when a person was just trying to pick it up. So that's why I have always fed Bonnie outside of her enclosure, although I suppose it doesn't make much difference now. I do worry about bedding sticking to the food if I feed her in the enclosure.

I have not used a heat pad but I certainly could. At your suggestion I successfully weighed her. She weighs 3.8 pounds right now. I fed her this morning, so she currently has two small rats in her belly (she rejected the third but I am planning on offering it again tomorrow). Do you have a suggestion for an appropriate feeding schedule? She just seems to be so hungry so soon after a feeding now, and she's eating more than she ever has before. Thanks for the help!