Kingboa, I have to disagree with the statement that you cannot overfeed colubrids. Colubrids, and probably all organisms for that matter, can be impacted by over eating and being overweight. Problems with fatty livers and kidneys and general organ failure due to fat accumulation can affect snakes just like people. Power feeding snakes is a breeder induced activitity to minimize the amount of time required for a snake to go from "useless" to "usefull" in their breeding colonies. Do you really think snakes in the wild feed the regularly? Sure, great for double and triple clutching to make the number of babies required for a business, but not necessarily natures way of doing things. I cannot agree with Bluerosys statement that this breeding success is a direct correlation to the general health of the animal. I do not feel it is and would really like to see longevity records supporting this activity.

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