I'm not sure of the age of the rats I feed mine but the head size on your diamond looks similar. I've been upping the size along the way, and as far as rats go, I'm blown away at what she can take
- Not that I'm being ridiculous or anything with her! :wink:
It appears to me that if you give the snake anything that may seem too big to you, they ultimately just constrict the prey item, dislocating (maybe even breaking bones) to turn that item into a more handleable state! That's also my own opinion and from what I've observed. Don't go ridiculous with upping the size though
If I feed mine something quite large I back off the rate of feeding to suit the size rat I've fed her. If I can only get smallish food items due to lack of size available I tend to increase the rate slightly until I can get bigger stuff again. Anyway, Like I said, this is what I do and it seems to work for me
