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rhiannon79
10-28-13, 05:09 PM
As some may know I have been feeding my ball three small mice. Today I feed him a small rat but it is enormous compared to the mice. Thankfully Bo my ball attacked it real fast I was shocked but its taken h8m for ever to eat it how long should it take?
lady_bug87
10-28-13, 05:28 PM
It takes as long as it takes
rhiannon79
10-28-13, 05:34 PM
So u dont think its to big this is my first time with such big prey heres another pic on the plus side I think that little bit of shed that was stuck is finally gonna come off got to get my moisture problem I see lots of trips to pet store this week in my future
Mikoh4792
10-28-13, 05:55 PM
Can you show a pic of the prey item inside the snakes belly?

I'd say that's just about right.
Lankyrob
10-28-13, 06:10 PM
Looks right to me, about the same ratio snake:prey that i fed my BP every forrtnight
lady_bug87
10-28-13, 06:39 PM
Size is just fine. Don't panic. As long as you get the humidity fixed the rest should be fine
Mikoh4792
10-28-13, 06:41 PM
Nice avi I'm going to steal it.
lady_bug87
10-28-13, 06:43 PM
You're such a flirt
rhiannon79
10-28-13, 06:52 PM
Sorry took so long but Bo ate it it took almost an hour then I had to feed my humans so heres the best pic I could get
Mikoh4792
10-28-13, 07:10 PM
Yeah I'd say that looks perfect. Leaves a slight bulge.
DeadlyDesires
10-28-13, 07:11 PM
looks fine.
revent
10-28-13, 07:13 PM
Yeah he looks happy and full.
rhiannon79
10-28-13, 07:49 PM
Thanks guys I have to say I was shocked at how fast he attacked it was crazy . All that nervousness over feeding bigger prey (bigger teeth) was for nothing but I was ready to yank the rat out if I needed to. I have to agree he looks so happy( if u believe they feel happiness)!!!!
ErikBush97
10-28-13, 07:51 PM
that size is perfect.
ErikBush97
10-28-13, 07:53 PM
Don't get ready to yank the rat out... Get ready to shove a knife through it's head.

I love all animals and that sounds horrible but I don't play with my snakes health.

It's not worth the risks... Here's what one rat was able to do to a snake...

http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/b/jbuncc/dont%20feed%20live1.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/b/jbuncc/dont%20feed%20live2.JPG
metalcopper
10-28-13, 08:10 PM
In the past, if my Ball had trouble with a shed, I put her in an ice cream bucket with about 3/4 of an inch of warm water, leave her in there for about 20 minutes, then take her out and gently rub on the skin and it comes off real easy, you have to be careful though not to force it, it should slide of with a bit of pressure.
rhiannon79
10-28-13, 08:39 PM
He usually shed no problem more then once it was all in one piece but I just changed the substrate to newspaper and have been misting but im not really lik8ng the newspaper I want to get kritter krumble someone on here said its good at holding moisture none of the stores carry it so I have to order online no cash in the bank so I'm just gonna have to wait but the shed came off the rest of the way tonight while eating so it was only three days from starting shed I dont think thats to bad
rhiannon79
10-28-13, 08:42 PM
@GotsaQuestion that is so sad that poor snake why did noone save it before it got so bad..... I am scared to death now thanks alot :)
ErikBush97
10-28-13, 09:25 PM
@GotsaQuestion that is so sad that poor snake why did noone save it before it got so bad..... I am scared to death now thanks alot :)

Because the owner didn't pay attention! Don't be scared. Fear is silly. Being aware of danger ia smart.. I'm just showing you that there IS danger and hopefully you'll prepare yourself to do whatever is necessary to keep your snake safe
rhiannon79
10-28-13, 10:26 PM
It was a very sad picture but I watch the whole time he eats and I will gladly kill any rat that tries to hurt my snake
Corey209
10-28-13, 10:32 PM
I don't see a rat doing that to any snake with a strong feeding response, especially a constrictor.
ErikBush97
10-29-13, 12:35 AM
I don't see a rat doing that to any snake with a strong feeding response, especially a constrictor.

It happened. The snake also lost it's tongue.. I sure hope they killed that poor snake.
thinkbig317
10-29-13, 07:20 AM
Congrats on the successful feeding! Agree w/the rest on being a perfect size!!
drumcrush
10-29-13, 07:25 AM
My dads ball python eats medium size rats. He went to feed it one time and the rats tail broke off and ran off leaving a blood trail. He found it though, I'm not sure if his python took it or what he did with the rat.
rhiannon79
10-29-13, 08:17 AM
Thanks I know I said this earlier but I put that big rat in there and I've never seen him attack so fast it was crazy fast. I wonder what the difference was do u think the snake realized this rat was a bigger threat ? When I put the smaller mice he would stalk and wait the mouse out wait for it to walk by. This rat hit the bottom of enclosure Bo add it wrapped up in 2 sec. I was shocked!!!!