After my females clutches I fed her the next day... I offered her as much as she would take in at a single sitting... Usually about 5 hoppers... I did this every 3 to 4 days after the first clutch until she was gravid again... Her food intake decreased as the eggs took up more space...

Since her second clutch I am feeding her exactly the way I explaind above and will decrease the amount of intake in another two weeks when she is back up to or a little over her pre gravid weight...

You need to feed your females a bit heavy especially after dropping their clutches... They need to replenish vital vitamins and calcium...

In my opinion you are under-feeding your hogs... They have higher metabolisms than many other snakes... What temps are you keeping your hog at if you dont mind me asking???

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• Feeding females - chrisdrake, Sun Aug 8 16:52:50 2010
• RE: Feeding females - GregBennett, Sun Aug 8 17:17:00 2010
• RE: Feeding females - chrisdrake, Sun Aug 8 17:46:05 2010
• RE: Feeding females - GregBennett, Sun Aug 8 18:17:12 2010
• RE: Feeding females - ademar, Mon Aug 9 03:51:31 2010
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• RE: Feeding females - Gregg_M_Madden, Mon Aug 9 11:58:41 2010
• RE: Feeding females - chrisdrake, Mon Aug 9 16:22:36 2010
• RE: Feeding females - kingsnake1, Mon Aug 9 12:59:50 2010
• RE: Feeding females - Andy__G, Mon Aug 9 15:14:36 2010
• RE: Feeding females - nearhoofm, Mon Aug 9 17:39:38 2010
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• RE: Feeding females - Andy__G, Mon Aug 9 23:20:15 2010
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