If two mice fill it up will it eat a third mouse even if it is not hungry?
2006-09-02 08:00:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Regardless what people say here. Yes you can over feed a snake. If a snake has a strong feeding response they can kind of zone out during feeding time and just want to eat everything that they can get a hold of. It depends on the snake. Some snakes will continue to eat even when full and it can cause health problems. I have seen fat snakes in captivity. You might want to try feeding your snake two larger mice. The prey items should be as big or a little bigger than the widest point of the snake's body.
2006-09-02 08:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Boober Fraggle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If you've ever fed a snake you'll notice that right after it eats it is still in a sort of a hunting mentality and at this point might attempt to eat another mouse if given the chance. I've seen this happen once and the snake ended up regurgitating both mice (this particular snake was normally fed only one mouse for its meal). If you've seen a snake eat, you can see how uncomfortable it looks to swallow your food whole, but imagine that coming back up the wrong way. It's gotta suck, so don't overfeed your snake.
2006-09-02 13:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by kid_A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can happen, but it's not common. One of my female corns will start with 3 mice & then she seems to get excited and will eat another 1 or 2 mice very quickly.The only downside to this is that occasionaly, she'll regurgitate the last mouse eaten if she's disturbed. None of the rest of my zoo will over eat, at least that I've noticed.
2006-09-02 09:02:16 · answer #3 · answered by preacher55 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
boober is absolutely right...we have 7 snakes and some will overeat and some will just stop when full. You need to get to know your snake because My brother fed his snake to much and ended up regurgitating it back up. My ball pythons will stop eating and I know they are not full. Sometimes they will eat a ton and sometime they will eat just 1 or 2 and stop.
2006-09-02 18:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by cyborg_2099 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boober is correct - yes snakes can over eat & yes there are fat snakes in captivity. It is a common problem for some kingsnake breeders.
Besides the obvious problems of obesity, when a snake over eats it is prone to "throwup" it's meal. This can cause an endless cycle of vomiting food & can weaken or even kill a snake eventually.
2006-09-02 15:44:06 · answer #5 · answered by carl l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no a shake will only eat when it is hungry and enough to fill it , i ve seen snakes allow mice to live in their cage for weeks til they snap them up and eat them
2006-09-02 08:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by russ k 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boober is right... Some species are also more prone to overeating than others. Best to play it safe.
(Hehe... Boober... "tie `em to a rock!" God I miss that show...)
2006-09-02 16:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever see a fat snake? they are smarter than humans when it comes to that.
2006-09-02 08:07:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No a snake will not over eat if given the chance,,,, ive seen this happen and it will only eat wat it needs.
2006-09-02 08:04:57 · answer #9 · answered by hunny jen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it can't happen once they eat enough they are dun
2006-09-02 11:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by animalhouser45 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋