I am only new to keeping snakes and we have purchased a really cute stimpson python. He is about 12 months old according to our paperwork and we have had him since the 30th of October. He feeds quite well and we usually feed him a pinky mouse once a week. He seemed to want ore so we fed him a pinky mouse twice a week and he eats those well. He has shed three times since we purchased him with the most recent shed being a couple of days ago. When I went to the pet shot they didn't have any pinky mice and so I asked for the next size up. They were out of those and so they told me he would be ok on a pinky rat. I purchased a pinky rat and he took it straight away. It looked too big for him and so I tried to take it off him but he wouldn't let it go. He may be a small snake but he is a strong snake. He started to eat it and honestly it looked like he was going to burst. He managed to get the whole thing down to my surprise and he has a very fat belly and it just looks very uncomfortable. I fed him about 5pm yesterday and I just checked on him at 10:30am this morning and his belly doesn't look any smaller. If snakes eat something that is too big for them do they have trouble digesting it or does it just take longer? How will I know if my snake is ok. I am worried that this thing might be stuck in his tummy but don't know what to do about it. Could someone who has a bit of experience with snakes help me out with this one please. If you need a photo I can take one and send it to you if that helps.
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