Quote Originally Posted by ohyeahnow View Post
LOL, agree. I never worry if my prey is too small, because I can always feed double to get the right amount of food, or feed again sooner. Too large can lead to problems for sure. 20+ years ago as a teenager I feed a black snake too large of a prey. Only led to regurgitation. Luckily I was in a herp society and knew the local biology teacher at the college who was big on herps, I always had educated advice.. I was quickly educated on too big being a no no.

Was nice to be able to go to that Professor's office and learn as such a young kid. Was also nice to have a good home for my two retics after a few years. Don't think my mom realized how big they got. I quickly realized how much a bite from a big snake hurts.
Wow two retics as a teenager! I'm glad they found homes .

On youtube, as far as large prey, someone actually said "snakes can swallow things 18 times their width" to justify them feeding a young snake either a rabbit or big rat (can't remember exactly. I watched too many videos). Gah!!