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Feeding help

Ronda63

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I fed my kingsnake a meal that was too big for her. When I picked the mouse I forgot how small she was. I put the mouse in the cage, saw that it was quite big, but before I could take it out she snatched it up and wrapped it. I tried to get it from her, but to no avail. It took her about 15 minutes to get it down, but she did it. My question is, should I be concerned? I was going to add a light to her cage to up the heat a bit to help her digest, but is there anything else I should do? Here are a couple pictures of her after eating the mouse. Am I being a worry-wart? She's my first king and I enjoy her immensely and don't want to cause a problem with her. Any suggestions or advice that would put my mind at ease would really be appreciated. Thanks
 

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Kings are extremely hardy snakes. In the wild they will eat just about anything they can swallow. I wouldn't worry. The only danger to be thinking about in the future is that feeding live mice to a smaller snake can, but rarely, cause injury to the snake. But in this case, your snake should be fine. The fact that it went at a mouse that was larger than normal might be a sign that she is quite healthy, having the energy to take down such a large prey item!
 
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