Too big?

hondo-dan · 01-28-15, 07:27 PM

I've had Bo on small hoppers/large fuzzies for a couple weeks now abd he's handled them fine. I got one today that I'm concerned may have been a bit to big. He got it down but it took a about 10-15 min. and definitely left a good lump in his belly. The question is, if he can get it down and doesn't regurgitate, is it possible it's still to big, possibly causing undue stress?

reptiledude987 · 01-28-15, 07:31 PM

No should be ok from the look of the pic here. Its big but dosent look too big should be fine. beautiful snake btw.

Primal Rage · 01-29-15, 04:24 AM

Damn he is looking good Dan! I am a big fan of feeding several, smaller prey items at each feeding versus one large one. Thank you for posting pics!

**Pareeeee** · 01-29-15, 07:55 AM

Wow, what a beautiful snake! Prey size looks fine to me. Usual rule of thumb is 1 to 1.5 times the widest part of your snake.

hondo-dan · 01-29-15, 08:53 AM

Thanks for responses and compliments. He has been growing great. I had been feeding him a couple smaller mice but my lps has been lacking the last couple months in the size I was using. I'll definitely go back to that though.

sharthun · 01-29-15, 12:45 PM

Wow, he is looking great! And doing well!

**EL Ziggy** · 01-29-15, 01:03 PM

I totally agree, he's looking great Dan. Prey size looks fine to me too.