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[guidofatherof5]

I wouldn't worry about that too much.
They tend to know what they can handle and what they can't.

[Dan72]

I wouldn't worry about that too much.
They tend to know what they can handle and what they can't.

Agreed. My group ate pinkies for the first time tonight, and one little gal I just knew had more than she could handle... ate it. I would still cut smaller next time because she had me worried the entire time she worked it. But she got it.

[Steveo]

I still have not tried pinkies with him yet and would like to start(and earthworms). I wanted to ask something about the pinkies though. Since he has been eating silversides, I've been putting them in his waterbowl and he gets them from the bottom. With the pinkies, I'm not sure how I should feed them. Can they go in the waterbowl too? (Of course f/t, not live....) Or should I try putting them on a small plate of some sort. I'm just not sure what he would do about them if they're not in the water since thats where he's used to getting his food from. Also right now, I'm using aspen bedding, and I'm afraid of it getting stuck to it.
Also, what is better (size wise I guess), mouse pinkies or rat pinkies. I know they're mouths/throats stretch, but I'm just afraid of him eating something too big and maybe choking or it getting stuck(not sure if it's possible)

How large is your snake? A 3' female can easily down a few rat pinkies. Try to match the food size to 1-1.5x the snake's maximum girth. I usually try to feed the biggest food they'll eat to save some money; for example, it costs less to feed 2 rat pinks than 5-6 mouse pinks.

[ProXimuS]

He's only 21" and his head isn't very big. I would guess his head is about 3/4" wide maybe...

[ProXimuS]

...Maybe more like 1/2" wide(his head), now that he's not sleeping and I can see him...

[Steveo]

He might not be big enough for rat pinks, then. My hands are a little on the small side and a rat pink is about the size of my thumb, if that helps.

[ProXimuS]

Maybe I will start with the mouse pinkies, then. I haven't actually seen them, so I will get a better idea upon seeing them. And I guess also, if worse comes to worse, I can cut them up like I've heard(read) other people saying they do.


And thanks again

[Invisible Snake]

If you decide to cut them up make sure you do it while they're still frozen, it's a lot less messy.

[ProXimuS]

Ooh yea...Thanks for the tip. I hadn't really thought of that! I'll definitely remember that