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    Re: Little Fatty

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdomall View Post
    so I have a question for ya'll.
    I had just gotten a little mystic butter ball python that weighs 150 grams just a week ago. I was waiting for his rat pups to arrive in the mail when I discovered a 34 gram weaned rat in my older snake's frozen bag of rodents. I figured that I would defrost it and see if the little guy would take it.
    He did take it in fact, and he's eating it right now. The rat was 22% of his weight so I'm a bit concerned. It would be awhile since I got his rat pups and just shrugged, seeing if he'd take such a big meal.
    I'm sure he'll be alright, right? The breeder told me he had a big appetite and he has proven so. I guess I didn't think about it much before I gave it to him.
    Do you guys think he'll be good? I'll be checking on him when he probably has eaten it.
    Here's the thing...there are several possible outcomes from feeding a meal that is too large to any snake. Everything will probably be ok judging from what you said but it doesn't change what could happen.

    1. The snake digests it and everything is fine.
    2. It regurgitates it and resumes feeding after a few weeks without eating...everything returns to normal.
    3. It regurgitates and dies.
    4. It regurgitates it and is never able to keep food down again until it dies.

    The deed is done so that leaves what do you do now? Leave the snake alone. If your husbandry is correct there is nothing your interference can do but make the situation worse.

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