HELP!!! My snow corn ate a large mouse, what do i do?

Question

I bought a furrie at the petstore for my corn snake but when i gave it to her i realized too late it was too big for her!!! She just finished getting it past her mouth 10 min. later. What should i do!!! i can see a lump 2 times her size slowly making its way to her stomach! will she regurgitate it if its too big for her stomach to handle? PLEASE ANSWER!!!

Answer 1

Nothing, if she past it to her mouth is gone. she be OK I Will assure you.

Answer 2

well atleast she knows what she's suppose to eat i assume ur snake is not dumb

Answer 3

usually snakes will not eat anything that is too big for them.  If they can swallow it it's not too big, just let her digest it she will be fine..

Answer 4

if the corn swallowed it then that means the snake can digest it fine

Answer 5

If it got it down it will be fine

Answer 6

You should have pulled it out! (or tried to anyway) She should throw it up.... If she doesnt, tkae her to the VET! You might wanna take her right now...

Answer 7

if she already ate it then its fine.

Answer 8

yeah it will if its to big, but a snake can eat something thats lot bigger than itself.

Answer 9

Don't worry, the snake knows what she's doing....she wouldn't eat something she couldn't handle.

Answer 10

it should be fine inside of a snake is razor sharp ribs that will eventully slice it down to size if its still that big in 3 days call the vet and no she will not regurgatate it if its to big.

Answer 11

You should calm down. If she was able to eat it, she should be fine. She might regurgitate. If she does, don't freak out. In the mean time, leave her alone and let her digest her feast. If you handle her too much, she may very well regurg. She should be just fine.

Answer 12

If the snake can swallow it..it'll be fine,snakes swallow  their prey whole

Answer 13

if the mouse really is too big, then she'd probably regurgitate it, though if it was this hard for her to get it down, then it might have problems getting it back up...

still, most ppl who already answered are correct. there really isn't anything you can do at this point. keep an eye on her, and raise the temp just a weee bit, since heat helps with digestion. (but not too much, or else she might get dehydrated or burnt, and that's not good for her)

the problem with corn snakes is that they will pretty much eat anything you throw at them. if you rub a shoe with a mouse, they'll probably eat the shoe. just keep a better eye out next time for the size of the animal that your feeding your pet. NEVER walk out of the store without actually looking at the mouse you're buying. make sure it's the right size, deasiese free, looks nice and healthy, etc. (you are what you eat, and if you feed your pets sickly food, it's counter productive.)

since the mouse was too big for her, wait an extra few days before feeding her the next meal. give her plenty of time to digest the meal. i'd wait at least an extra three days. and do not get tempted to up her mouse size because this mouse worked out!! snakes CAN eat larger mice, but it's not good for them, it can, over time, damage their lips and digestive tracts, trying to process something that huge. but if this mouse works out for you, then at least you know that if you're in a feeding fix, once in a while, you can throw an adult mouse in, if it means not missing a feeding.

remeber, in the wild, there is no such thing as 'fuzzy mice' snakes just get what they can. your snake will be fine this time, but it's up to you to keep her safe and healthy for the rest of her years.

Answer 14

Well there's not really much you can do at this point is there?  I'm just saying that after she has eaten the mouse there's no way to get it out.  Hopefully it'll be ok, and if not then wait I think it's about a week before feeding her again.  Just take care next time you feed to not feed to large of mice

Answer 15

if it swallowed it it should be fine but if its not than hope u have some spare money to buy a new one. u should only feed them feeders the size of there heads