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RE: over feeding ???

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Posted by: ohernz at Thu Mar 1 05:05:37 2012   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ohernz ]  
   

In my experience, some snakes seem to be ALWAYS hungry while others seem to be OK with a weekly or by-weekly feeding. I am sure in the wild they eat whenever they feel hungry and a prey item is available. In captivity we keep them on a regular feeding schedule because is convenient to us, it wouldn't be practical to feed a large number of snakes at different times on individual schedules...
As long as they are healthy and are growing OK, a weekly or by-weekly schedule seems to be fine. However, that doesn't mean that some of them at some time of their lives wouldn't go for a more frequent feeding. So, I agree, if you can feed them more frequently, do it! They will let you know when they have had enough. I have had snakes that are hungry every week, and some that take long periods of fasting. Remember that you are dealing with individual animals.
What I would never do is force feed a healthy animal just because I want it to grow faster.
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

   

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