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louise, a small rat is different compared to a large rat in feeding a large boa. The rat i had was post small at best. It was probably as big if not a little bigger then the frozen rats he eats. I actually knew the risk i was taking when i put the rat in there. But its more complicated then that. After he didnt accept it, i wanted to bring it back to the pet store, but they wouldnt accept it. And then my dad suggested to leave it in overnight. And immeadiately brought to mind the risk. But I was confident that this could be the one exception. And it was. I do everything i can in my power to make the care of my reptiles better. and in no way is the husbandry of my ball Python faulty. Since i was frustrated i thought that maybe overnight he would eat it since he is very active at night, but he never ate it. So the next day i just gave to my friend who breeds rats.
My snakes are successfully switched to F/T, and BY NO MEANS am i switching back. But i was frustrated with the lack of eating that i had to try live just once again. It served to me as an indicator as to how the snakes eating habits are...I just thought that maybe F/t is not obvious to him, or it doesnt seem like a rat.
As time goes on i gain experience, and from this i have learned that what i did was a mistake, but JS, not everybody is maticulously oriented with the feeding procedures of the snake...
I guess you can say my BP makes me crazy...
Ironically i switched all my snakes to F/T for the exact reason of danger. But it is to my opinion that at that size of prey item fatality is not an immeadiate risk. it is a medium rat, barely past small. I know how those rats are raised at the pet store.
ill ad more later
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