Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
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.

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.
For sure, and noted

That's the funny thing, I genuinely thought I was ready by the time I got her. But I kept running into little things that turned out I wasn't quite as prepared as I thought I was. Oh well, can't change that fact now. It's not unlike me to learn things best by doing them, but of course you gotta be careful with that way of doing things when it involves another creatures life.

I do appreciate the advice, it's been very useful.