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feeding an adult

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haloemt

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I recently got a 5 year old adult and feed him for the first time yesterday. I gave him 1 regular size mouse and it did not leave a noticable food lump. Should I feed him 2 next time or try to find a bigger mouse or even go to small rats. Does anyone recommend feeding rats primarily anyway.

What say you?
 
My snake is not an adult; but from readin alot about corns, one thing i have read is that it okay to have a lump, and that you should not feed them prey any bigger than the biggest part of their body. So I'm sure another mouse would be okay, but as far as the rat goes i have no idea. yet again wait for a better reply.
 
halo, just how big is your snake? Does he really need bigger food? Captive snakes can get overweight from just being in a cage and not getting much exercise, sometimes they can benefit from going on a diet just like us. Maybe posting a pic of him & the weight in grams would be helpful. If you really need to get bigger food items 1 larger mouse is easier for them to digest than 2 regular mice.
 
my thoughts exactly; im sure 2 wouldnt hurt, but why 2 if you can do one. and shed'n is right; the measurements, weight, etc would really help
 
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Ok this is DARR he is alittle over 50 inches I haven't gotten an exact length yet but was measuring him by how he was stretched out in the VIV. He is almost as big as a golf ball in his biggest part but not quite.
 
Well from the pic he doesn't look undernourished.
A snake that is too skinny kind of gets a triangular shape (cross section if you know what I mean) and a healthy one is more like a loaf of bread shape, any rounder than that means it can stand to lose a little weight.
 
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