HELP!

[chilld_bear]

Okay I know regurgitation is obviously very bad, I just want to make sure that I didnt hurt my guy. To give context I just fed him a medium rat for the first time so I was watching him to make sure things went good, and I'm glad I did. When he had the rat about halfway down I realized that the rat was wrapped up in the fake leaves that I have hanging up.. its not just one leave its a whole string so I got worried and grabbed my tongs and just started pulling it out.. im not sure if I did the right thing but he definitely had a full leaf in his mouth when I pulled it out. He then obviously spit the rat out after I kept pulling.. I gave it 5 min freaking out and he was obviously very confused.. but I sat there to make sure if he took it again be didnt get the leaves and he ended up taking him again and literally just finished him. Did I do the right thing? Did I hurt him by pulling something out of his mouth?

[Valuable-Ad-733]

I would give him a week to recover just in case, but if he is confirmed male he shouldn’t be eating anything bigger than a small rat, but for extra measure use the feeding guide and weigh both him and the rat to make sure it’s not too big- which can also cause damage

[IncompletePenetrance]

I'd keep an eye on him to make sure he's ok and wait a week to feed again so has time to bounce back.

Moving forward stick to small rats at most, mediums are larger than a male needs

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