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Old 01-06-2006, 02:49 PM   #4
Gintha
The general rule is a food item no larger than 1.5 times the girth of the snake at its widest point. If the fuzzy leaves a noticeable "lump" in the snakes belly it should be fine, but if you are feeding 2 fuzzies you can possibly move up to a sub-adult. I've read many times on here that one prey item is better for the snake than multiple prey items.

As for the bursting bellies, I've only had this happen when the mouse was in hot water for too long of a time period. I put the mice in a tupperware container with VERY hot tap water for 5 minutes max and have not had one burst, with this method, yet. I used to warm them for 10 minutes, and had a couple burst with that.