Too large a meal?

[Loren]

I also agree with James.

They can handle some pretty unbelievable meals, but are better off with reasonable sized meals.
Kingsnakes can actually take in another snake nearly as long as they are, to give you an idea of what they can handle. I've seen a 40" or so cal king take in a 30" or so gophersnake.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

also now that shes on hoppers, they can hurt her now so you might want to give them a wack before you give them to her (so they are brain dead but still twich)

[Lori P]

Thanks guys-- I will make sure my brain is engaged before offering her a meal again. I should make myself write 1,000 times: hoppers grow. Hoppers grow. Hoppers grow.... lol

She did not regurge it last night, so while she may be needing some tums, at least she kept it down. I'm pretty sure that meal should last her two weeks, yeah?!!

Anji, isn't she amazing?!! She's come a long way from that girl who wouldn't eat, hasn't she! Now if she'd just make that move to f/t... still no luck on that one. But she literally FLIES across her tank to take down a live one. It's amazing to see!

Reed, uh, right... I am a loooooooong way off from having the stomach to whack a cute little mouse. Just not gonna happen. Here's my compromise with Desdemona: I saved your sorry butt. Now, I will feed you live mice if you absolutely insist. But if you are too stubborn to take f/t, then you run your own risk of getting bitten. I'll doctor your wounds.

Thanks all. I guess the last of the "hoppers-who-have-grown" go to the balls. Hmmm, altho, they are all female... I could try another breeding tank, out in the garage, to see if my indoor mice truly won't breed due to too much distraction... hmmm. I mean, I'd add a male, of course. lol