Is this mouse to big??

I bought a live mouse for my corsnake today. I have no idea how old the snake is. Since getting it as a gift, I've been feeding it frozen pinkies (thawed first of course) and wanted to see its reaction to a live one. I attached some photos of the two. Th snake has been stalking it all day. Is the mouse to big?

WAY too big. And don't feed live. And get that poor mouse out of there before the snake gets hurt.

I would say that's a bit too big. Also, I would go and do a search about live feeding. Quite frankly, your snake eats frozen thawed and you have no reason to feed live. It's a huge risk to your snake's immediate (bite wounds) and long term (parasites) health.

Okay, thank you. Took it out a few hours ago. The guy at the pet store told me it was the right size (just trying to get a $1.50 sale I guess) and wasn't sure. Going to feed it to my friends snake then.

The mouse is fine, other than being alive and your snake being too small to eat it! Now that that's behind us, let's talk about sand. Just looking out for your snake.

If you have been feeding pinks, the next step is a peach fuzzy. There is no reason, or benefit for feeding live.

Whoa- I thought that was paper towels! The snake should be on aspen, for burrowing. Sand is irritating and not appropriate at all for cornsnakes.

Originally Posted by Chip

Now that that's behind, us let's talk about sand. Just looking out for your snake.

Oh! Didn't even see that... I thought it was wet paper towels..

@Chip
Should I not be using sand? The substrate I was using was wood chips. The problem was that he burrowed beneath them and I could never see him. So I bought the sand and got some fake rocks for him to hide.

I got swindled at the pet store.