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Well, i have a female Ball... about 980 Grams... I was feeding and instead of grabbing the Med rat for my girl, i accidently grabbed the Large that was meant for my Dumeril.. well, needless to say, she grabbed it up and needless to say, tehre was no getting it back at that point... so i watched the whole time... took a while, but she got it down... she is looking prety thick. is there anyhting i should look for as far as problems from such a large meal? It was a BIG rat.. well, bigger than i thought she was ready for, but maybe i am woried about nothing... any thoughts? Thanks in advance...

Sean Ford

If she took it she should be alright.
Just make sure the temps are right so she doesn't have any problems digesting...
and of course, don't go holding her or stressing her in any way.
Just let her do what she does...digest!

Eve took a rat that I thought was too big last week...
I was amazed...
what amazed me even more was that there was no longer a lump only THREE days later.
She is growing like a weed on Miracle grow.
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-Man fears the beast in the Wolf because he does not understand the beast within himself.

If she took it I would say that it is okay. Maybe give her a litle extra time before the next feeding. Also make sure to not handle her as quickly as you usaully would.