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[Stargazer]

Originally Posted by missraywoj

I didn't think it was a problem either, but if you look at a diagram of snake anatomy and see where the stomach/lungs and everything are located and how close they are, it makes you think twice about squeezing stuff in there

So is this just a conjecture based on your medical background, or is there actually literature on multiple prey items squishing a snake's internal organs? I would like to read more about this, as it's something I plan to do when my snakes are larger. BTW, it's not always apparent in writing, but my tone is more inquisitive and not argumentative. .

Originally Posted by TKR Reptiles

not only that but lets say something happens and the snake regurges both prey items. there is a chance that it could be 1. too much food. 2. one prey item could be bad, or 3. the conditions for digestion arent optimal ie. bad temps, humidity, stress, or any other hundred of things that can make em regurge. but when there are two items of prey in there it is harder to narrow down the problem sometimes.

Yes, but this is only true if you overfeed. I was thinking more like having 2 smaller prey items that equal one appropriately-sized prey item. For instance, I can't always get the right size large rats for my BCC, so often I'll give him a medium and a small. Do you recommend in this case just giving him the one very small prey item instead of both?

[TKR Reptiles]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

Yes, but this is only true if you overfeed. I was thinking more like having 2 smaller prey items that equal one appropriately-sized prey item. For instance, I can't always get the right size large rats for my BCC, so often I'll give him a medium and a small. Do you recommend in this case just giving him the one very small prey item instead of both?

i personally would give one prey item even if it is a little smaller than needed. that is just me. plus the things i listed aren't just side effects of over feeding. lets say you get one rat from store A and one from store B. if store B has bad rat for what so ever the reason and it causes the snake to regurge there is no way of telling which place you got the bad rat from. make sense?

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	regurgitate Throw up. Reptiles will regurge when they feel they are in danger or if they have some sort of health issue. If your reptile has regurgitated his/her food please seek help!

[TKR Reptiles]

oh, and i also believe it is harder on their digestive system to try to digest 2 prey items as opposed to one. that is just me tho. i don't have anything to back that theory up.

[Stargazer]

Literature, peeps. I need links.....

[TKR Reptiles]

i dont have any. just things i have learned over the years. sometimes i learned it the hard way.

[Stargazer]

Wow. Well my boas will get multiple rats when they get huge, and they will learn to like them. It will be a cold day in hades before I feed a bunny to anything. Great info, though. Sorry for the minor hijack.

[TKR Reptiles]

dont feed bunnies. find really small pigs. plus you can find rats that are the size of small rabbits.