Does this rat make my backside look big?

[Shmoges]

After a lot of consideration and a dwindling supply of FT pinky mice I decided to try weaned rats for the gopher snakes I acquired.


http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af309/Shmoges/IMG_0064.jpg
The head went down smooth.

http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af309/Shmoges/IMG_0003-6.jpg
I thought that mabye the ft broke in two but I think its the snakes head under its body.

http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af309/Shmoges/IMG_0002-3.jpg

http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af309/Shmoges/IMG_0004-4.jpg

I think with a meal this size I may want to wait two weeks until the next feed?

[NennaMeerkat]

I think you could try for a week instead of two weeks. I know my girl, who is much smaller, often looks like that after she eats. And normally she eats every week with no problem.

[stephanbakir]

Prolly wont need to wait 2 weeks, wait for her bulge to go down and give her a few days but it should digest quickly.

[NennaMeerkat]

I think a read a couple of times somewhere from different sources that after a snake poos they are ready to eat again. But I am not sure on that overall.

[stephanbakir]

I think a read a couple of times somewhere from different sources that after a snake poos they are ready to eat again. But I am not sure on that overall.

Not with all snakes, some snakes poo once they have digested their meal, while some snakes (green annies and probably others) will poo almost daily.

[NennaMeerkat]

Thanks for clearing that up Stephan. I figured it was a case to case basis.

[infernalis]

Not with all snakes, some snakes poo once they have digested their meal, while some snakes (green annies and probably others) will poo almost daily.

I swear, I think my garters crap every few hours.

I can clean a cage, and in a couple days time, it looks like I neglect my animals.

[stephanbakir]

I swear, I think my garters crap every few hours.

I can clean a cage, and in a couple days time, it looks like I neglect my animals.

Our biggest retic had a dirty cage so i took the time to clean it. Once i was done i put her back in and started putting all the cleaning tools away and i hear this faint gurgling, turn around and shes spewing everywhere lol.
Sometimes i think it amuses them to watch us clean after them :mad:

[NennaMeerkat]

Our biggest retic had a dirty cage so i took the time to clean it. Once i was done i put her back in and started putting all the cleaning tools away and i hear this faint gurgling, turn around and shes spewing everywhere lol.
Sometimes i think it amuses them to watch us clean after them :mad:

Cant help but think of a car wash hose out of control...

[sassy_snake_lady]

I swear, I think my garters crap every few hours.

I can clean a cage, and in a couple days time, it looks like I neglect my animals.

My King is the same. Seems to crap everyday and he's not happy to just leave a neat blob in the corner, no, he has to smear it all over the place and deposit some in his water bowl too :mad:

[Shmoges]

The way this is going I will have to post poop pics lol. Of the snakes I mean....

[Coffee Black]

I had a JCP that pooped every 8 days or so but released just urates every other day for the first year I had him. I was using paper towel so there was no spot cleaning. Was terrible.

[Millinex]

I feed all my North American species every 5-7 days like clockwork. My pine snake would eat every 3-4 if I let her..

-Mike