She is now getting a fuzzy mouse every four to six days. Can anyone tell me thoughts? I’ve attached a pic of head and belly…
It is best to feed a food item that is just about the size of the widest part if their body. For my king snake I feed him no more than 10% of his body weight in one sitting. So long as they are in good body condition with what you do feed them, it should be alright. A 13 gram mouse would be needed for Sasha if you want to stick to the 10% rule. Some king snakes (and snakes that usually eat snakes in the wild like the Eastern Indigo) don’t have as stretchy of jaws as something like a python. They have stronger jaws to subdue snakes.
Can’t seem to attach pics at the moment…???
I will test if it is just on your end…one moment
You sure your image isn’t too big maybe? (File size wise).
There she is! 13 grams would be a BIG hopper. Yikes!
I feed my king snake 10-12 gram mice and he is 120 grams roughly. He is also an Arizona mountain king snake. If not a 10 or so gram mouse, I will feed him a couple smaller ones to equal that amount. She looks of a healthy weight so I wouldn’t worry honestly. If you want you can DM me a picture of her next to one of her mice she has been eating. I don’t think pictures of dead mice (being eaten or not) are allowed in the public eye.
Mine is almost 2 years old and I feed him a fuzzy rat or a large pinky rat. Usually once a week but he has easily gone once every two weeks. I like to keep his prey smaller than I do my other snakes that are about the same age. He seems to do better overall without a large meal in him.
Update: Sasha is over 200 grams now. I am feeding her rat pups. Every time I upsize, the nervous dad kicks in, but she’s a champ! Today is her birthday - big 2! No pics today as she is quite blue and hiding.
Thanks again, @ashleyraeanne for the 10% rule!
