Bel ratsnake- tiny! Should i feed her early?

[Kate3]

BTW, she doesn't look too 'skinny' to me either...from what I can see, she looks healthy.

But about the "chill"...for snakes that brumate in the wild, a chill sends the signal to NOT eat, so by giving her time to settle in, hopefully she won't be set on fasting.

Most rat snakes are resilient & eager eaters, though...one of their many attributes.

When I first looked at her she looked thin to me but after she drank her body condition looked great. She was probably just dehydrated. Crazy how when they are ity bitty like this, a long drink of water can have a drastic effect. I was afraid of feeding her to soon after being chilled over night because I have heard of breeders having problems with feeding their snakes to soon after brumation. I know it was just a night and I’m probably being neurotic!