I agree.

I've had my Suris on the same schedule (when not breeding) as the previous owner did. Once every two weeks... though I stepped DOWN the feeders from 2-3 xlg rats to one colossal for the female and one xlg for the male, since both were over 7.5 feet at supposedly 3 years of age before I got them, which seems too fast for BCC growth.

I don't understand the rush to feed bigger and bigger things... several smaller prey items seem less stressful (or stretching so to speak). Why risk regurgitation? Two weeks seems to be the perfect interval for adult BCC.

It's worse to have an overly fatty snake than one that's on the lean side (granted, I'm not saying emaciation is better than fat). Snakes should be muscular and sleek, but not tubes of lard.
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Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com | CageMakers
1.1 Ball Python, 1.0 Hog Island Boa, 1.1 Hypo BCI, 1.1 Surinam BCC, 1.1 Saharan Sand Boa

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• Suri feeding schedule - alex_reid33, Tue Nov 6 17:50:20 2007
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• RE: Suri feeding schedule - RON745, Tue Nov 6 20:41:24 2007
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