What your saying is absolutely right, but its not curing the problem. under better conditions, there would not be a problem, Then you would not have to fix it.



As it is, they indeed can process smaller items better at lower temps.



Its all about biology. They have small stomachs, if the stomachs enclose the prey item, it breaks down quickly compared to when the stomach can only engulf the head of a large prey item. have you noticed when your snakes requrg a large item, the head is digested and the rest is rotting???



What your doing is a very good bandaid fix, you fixed the problem without curing the problem. Which is common here.



If you cure the problem, then your snake can indeed have no problem digesting large meals, Or even more and larger smaller prey items, either way, it can increase its intake. Which should lead to more growth and more reproduction.



At least the possibility of that. of course there are times when thats not needed, and if given the choice, the snakes will choose to not feed and to conserve energy. Thanks Varanid

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