That's great that you found out for sure what she was fed previously. As I said before, it's best to offer a new snake the same (or roughly the same) as what they ate before. I would tend to go with "slightly smaller than previously fed", in this case a hopper- ie. just weaned- mice- only because a new snake is a little less confident in a new home.Originally Posted by spiralout_keepgoing
That's a fair point. I'm going to sit on it this morning and afternoon and see how I feel later instead of making any specific choice for now. I think I've just internalized the 7-10 day schedule to the point where I feel like I'm doing something wrong if I wait any longer, so it's a good test to let some anxiety go haha. I do have plenty of foliage I could fasten along the sides and top of the current make shift hide.
By the way, I heard back from the breeder and she said Ophelia (what I named her) was eating medium sized adult mice. I guess I'm kind of surprised, I assumed with her size she could only take hopper size. Snakes are wild
I wouldn't make major changes right now (in her home), but just some privacy tweaks if possible. I wouldn't droop any foliage over the front of that "hide" though, assuming your snake will be in there waiting to grab the prey, since the foliage could get in the way & cause an epic fail.
Like the name Ophelia, btw-The more you know about snakes, the more fascinating they become. And "addicting"- so next time, get all the info before you bring home a new snake- it just makes it easier to help them adjust. Don't feel bad though, we've all blown it in our excitement of the moment.
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