Should I give her another mouse?

[dsbarnet]

So I fed my girl an 11g mouse approximately 22 hours ago. I believe she is 110g after she has completely emptied herself, but that number could be higher. However one thing I have noticed is that instead of hiding away over her hot spot like she usually does, she is staying towards the edge of her hide and coming out anytime she sees me when I check on her like she wants a second one.

Should I give her another small mouse? Or is she still just in feeding mode and being more aggressive this time?

Thanks!

[thebrowntroutdude]

I would not feed her another mouse, mainly because I believe constancy is important with snakes. This makes it easier to monitor feedings as a keeper, and is useful if you snake ever gets sick or goes "off feed". The consistency is enough that with my bullsnake he'll sit and wait with his head just inside the hide exactly on feeding day(and roughly the time of day as well), waiting for the "visual que" of the feeding tongs and tray. What I would do in your case is up the mouse size a little bit next time, giving her an offering that is 15% of her weight,(16g I think?) making sure that it isn't wider than your snakes widest girth of course. Additionaly if you feed her in her cage, starting to do it in a separate area may also help. (Says the guy that does exactly the opposite of course, lol) also, believe it or not, snakes can get fat too, so over feeding should just be avoided all together.

[Craiga 01453]

No need to feed another mouse. BPs will often stay in feed mode after eating for as long as 48 hours. The prey size was approximately 10% of the snake's body weight, which is an appropriate sized meal.