Does sound like underfeeding from your post. The "lump" should not be gone the next day. Basic rule of thumb, prey girth at largest point should equal the snake girth at the largest point (not including fur).





>>So, my little juvenile redtail is ALWAYS hungry, it seems. I'm feeding her at least two rat pinkies per feeding, usually 6-7 days apart. But even the day afterwards, she has NO visible bumps, and is back to acting hungry. I want to move her up to rat pups this week, but I don't want to endanger her heath by overfeeding her.

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>>So at what point do I just have to basically 'put my foot down' and say that she's had enough?
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Thanks,



Dave Colling



www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com



0.1 Wife (WC)

0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)



LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:

11.24 BRB

10.16 BCI

And those are only the breeders



lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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• feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - begunwithaletter, Wed Sep 13 11:58:06 2006
• RE: Feeding her 1 pinkie rat a week isnt - Hypoboa1, Wed Sep 13 12:04:19 2006
• that's why I feed her... - begunwithaletter, Wed Sep 13 13:10:32 2006
• RE: that's why I feed her... - rainbowsrus, Wed Sep 13 13:23:10 2006
• RE: feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - rainbowsrus, Wed Sep 13 12:08:02 2006
• RE: feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - slithering_serpents, Wed Sep 13 14:25:57 2006
• Where did you hear that? - Andy__G, Thu Sep 14 01:00:53 2006
• RE: Where did you hear that? - rainbowsrus, Thu Sep 14 09:38:24 2006
• RE: Where did you hear that? - senorsnake, Thu Sep 14 14:01:12 2006
• Here's two reasons why . . . - slithering_serpents, Thu Sep 14 13:05:58 2006
• RE: feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - metachrosis, Wed Sep 13 20:00:14 2006
• well... - begunwithaletter, Wed Sep 13 22:27:32 2006