I do not know where people get the idea to feed a snake a meal the size of its neck? There is a lot of bad info out there from other people who told other sna so on.., Usually pet shop people. I see a lot of emaciated and starved snakes out there on just enough food to keep them breathing. Unfortunately the long term effects are very bad if this went on for a while.

SO he is about 20"?

You can feed him small mice and I suggest you do so today as he is starving . You should try and push the food size. if the mouse is to big he will simply give up and stop trying to eat it. So if that happens just try a smaller size.

But these kings will surprise you on the size a mouse they can consume. Once they eat a certain size , then you know they always can. So always bump up the size of the mouse as the snake will have quick growth spurts.

Pinkies are way way to small for that size. Fuzzys and hoppers would be to small as well.

Kingsnakes can eat large meals and they eat other snakes their size in the wild.So their digestive system can handle it.

It sounds to me it is very underfed. A pinkie is mostly made up or water and very little nutrition. I would start on a regime of small to medium mice right away. Then feed every 3-4 days or whenever it is hungry.

Also do not just stop at one mouse. After it finishes, then offer another.

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• New king snake owner could use some help - Amandalizz, Sat Jan 25 20:52:59 2014
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