The getula kings are like that. At times, they never seem to get enough food, especially when young and growing. You can feed more, or not. There is no need to stuff it as long as the snake has a healthy weight, and you can learn to recognize what is in the range of normal weight. If the snakes looks skinny, feed more. You can look online to see pics of others or on youtube.

Just curious, what is your cage like?

When you look at people's setups on youtube or wherever, the most obvious mistake is not feeding too little. It is an all-screen top with a large wattage bulb providing heat. Kings do better with bottom heat or side heat and very little ventilation = slower dehydration. Or a low wattage bulb inside but with limited ventilation. Of course, a thermostat is necessary, or a dimmer at least.

If you provide a humid hide, then yes, a screen top can work. I find it easier and better to reduce ventilation to almost nil and keep things mostly dry, and mist or provide more humidity only if needed, like if the ambient humidity is really low. When kept this way, you will almost never see a king drink water. Not that drinking is a bad thing, but it can be a sign that the cage is allowing the animal to dehydrate.

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