Too big of a mouse?

[amanda84]

He got it down alright but I feel like it might have been too big,mid he managed to get it down I assume it was fine. Supposed to be a hopper.

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[amanda84]

I've never seen him stretched so much.


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[hypnoctopus]

It looks fine to me.

 

[sian.kelly]

If it makes you feel better, I fed my corn a mouse two or three grams over the size he should be eating and managed fine. Just leave him along a little longer than you normally would after feeding him [emoji4]


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[jagodzinski]

Based on the pics that size looks appropriate. Maybe just leave him for an extra day or two before handling, but I would not worry at all.

 

[amanda84]

Okay thanks guys. I have a horrible time understanding the rule about size and head. I feel dumb. Haha


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[hypnoctopus]

I wouldn't worry about what size the mouse is compared to his head. Just try to make sure the mouse is about 1 to 1.5 times as wide as the widest part of the snake. Or if you want to not have to worry about that, you can use a gram scale to weigh your snake and feed him the appropriate mouse size based on his weight.

 

[Rigby & Marcy]

Looks fine to me. You're supposed to see a little stretch and on darker snakes you can really see the scales separate.

 

[Karl_Mcknight]

he's fine. They can actually eat something up to 1-1/2 times their diameter at the biggest point

 

[obboi34]

My boy tends to gain a little weight when he starts on a larger size. it's all normal.

 

[SQUID67]

I did the same thing yesterday. However, he got the mouse down fine, and when I checked him today he looks fine. I'm working on getting a gram scale so I can better tell exactly what size mouse I should be feeding him.