Does anybody feed their snake multiple pinky mice at once? My Desert King snake eats two in one sitting every week, is it okay to do this? Thanks.
Answers:
Snakes can eat prey that is the width of the largest part of their body. If your snake is taking more than one pinky mouse a week, you might want to move up to fuzzies or even larger if he's ready for it.
Eating more than one item ends up being a waste of energy. Your snake has to strike, constrict, then swallow and digest his prey. If he's doing that multiple times, then it's just taking that much more energy from him.
Also, you don't want to make the mistake of power feeding. This is where a snake is overfed to make it grow larger, faster. While the snakes do grow quickly, this type of feeding takes a toll on the heart and other vital organs and can reduce your snake's lifespan.
Don't worry about moving up to a larger size mouse. It sounds like your snake is probably ready for it.
Yes, but you should feed it progressively larger mice, as larger mice have more nutrition and less fat.
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