"Feeding schedules for captive snakes vary with the age, species, size, condition and specific requirements of the individual. Generally speaking, pet snakes are usually fed once every 1- 2 weeks. Juveniles and adults for which a relatively rapid growth rate is desired can be fed more frequently, providing that environmental temperatures are warm enough to allow complete and thorough digestion. Older snakes are usually fed less frequently, once every 3-6 weeks. The number of prey animals offered at each feeding is determined by the same factors discussed above with regard to the frequency of feeding.

Overfeeding must be avoided because of the risk of obesity. Too-frequent feedings and allowing a captive snake to consume multiple prey animals at each feeding encourages rapid growth. It also leads to obesity in older animals. The relative difficulties in procuring food limits this phenomenon in the wild.

Here's the link for that info:
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/snakecare.html
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
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• Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild? - jscrick, Wed Nov 7 18:04:18 2007
• This is just a little something from one - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 18:18:26 2007
• Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 18:22:00 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - jscrick, Wed Nov 7 20:48:22 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 21:05:05 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - EricIvins, Wed Nov 7 21:12:34 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - jscrick, Wed Nov 7 21:17:29 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - EricIvins, Wed Nov 7 21:30:17 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - jscrick, Thu Nov 8 08:30:40 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - EricIvins, Thu Nov 8 18:02:57 2007
• RE: Here is more about Feeding, Size, Growth - jscrick, Thu Nov 8 18:14:37 2007
• Found something else - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 18:26:30 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild? - EricIvins, Wed Nov 7 18:28:41 2007
• Correct! - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 18:34:54 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild? - EricIvins, Wed Nov 7 18:36:25 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild? - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 18:52:04 2007
• Here's another one - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 18:30:10 2007
• RE: Here's another one - jscrick, Wed Nov 7 20:54:21 2007
• Dude, relax, noone is jumping on you - bcijoe, Wed Nov 7 21:07:09 2007
• RE: Dude, relax, noone is jumping on you - jscrick, Wed Nov 7 21:21:08 2007
• RE: No kidding.... - PBM, Fri Nov 9 22:06:26 2007
• RE: No kidding.... - bcijoe, Sun Nov 11 23:19:31 2007
• RE: No kidding.... - PBM, Mon Nov 12 17:18:42 2007
• RE: No kidding.... - bcijoe, Mon Nov 12 19:45:39 2007
• RE: No kidding.... - PBM, Tue Nov 13 00:16:06 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild? - Snakesatsunset, Wed Nov 7 22:32:54 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild? - jscrick, Thu Nov 8 08:21:39 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild - Paul Hollander, Thu Nov 8 09:06:40 2007
• RE: Boa c. constrictor diets in the wild - jscrick, Thu Nov 8 16:42:27 2007