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Posted by Scott Lupien on September 24, 2002 at 11:36:00:
In Reply to: Gopher snake eating gopher snake \ posted by jason nelson on September 23, 2002 at 20:59:52:
At least you won't need to feed that piglet for a long time! As long as you don't handle or stress it, it shouldn't regurgitate the snake. Although the "rules" of feeding captive snakes say not to feed large prey items, snakes can and do eat very large prey relative to their own length and girth (ever seen photos of an African egg eating snake in action?) I once had a Cal king that ate a striped racer that was about 25% longer that itself. Frequent feeding of smaller prey leads to faster growth because snakes can digest it quicker. When I was a kid and had no money, I used to shoot all the food I fed to my redtail boas with a BB gun. Those guys ate anything from feral pigeons up to large squirrels and rabbits that were four times their girth!
Thanks for the post!
Scott
