Hello everyone!
I recently got my first snake, a baby Spotted Python. (S)he (forgot to ask the seller for the sex) is a few weeks old, and had been eating live pinkies. The snake had been fed i believe 3 times prior to coming home with me. Anyway, i just tried to feed a frozen/thawed pinky and the snake took it after about 30 seconds of wiggling the mouse outside the log (s)he likes to curl up in. Anyway, the smallest mice they had still are a good deal larger than the snake's width. The snake shot its head out and pulled the mouse back into the log. Its dark in there but I can see the snake has coiled up around it and looks like it has started to consume the mouse.
Anyway, I'm slightly concerned that the snake might regurgitate or maybe not eat the mouse since it's a little large. I know i'm probably just being worrisome though
I chose to feed the animal in its living space for a few reasons: A) The snake is new to my home and is probably stressed from the move, and I didn't think it would be good to handle it and feed in a separate container. B) The salesman at the store suggested I do this atleast until the snake is comfortable with me. And C) I feel like it shouldn't do any harm seeing as snakes don't search out a clean space to eat in when they're in the wild.
So i guess my question is, would it be alright to lift the log in a few hours and see if the snake successfully consumed the mouse? Or should i trust the snake and not bother it any further. Thanks in advance for the replies!
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