FR,



I agree..they are not mammals. They are reptiles, and they are this thing, called cold-blooded.



Being cold-blooded, they do not need as much energy to survive. They regulate their temps with the surrounding temps to survive, hence, the need to not need as much food to create energy, such as a warm-blooded animal. They live, procreate, and grow well, being made to survive with less food than warm blooded animals.



Snakes are also opportunistic feeders in nature as well, FR. They are made to survive with such a feeding schedule. Basically, if you preach feeding them any given time the breeder feels like they want to feed their snakes, and then, using the thought process of, " ooooooh...they CAN eat!! "..coupled with the false sense of security known as heat tape, along with a " my way or the highway " attitude, then you are actually going against the process of opportunistic feeding to begin with, compared with nature.



Am I saying to feed them exactly like in nature? God no....but since they are restrained to a plastic box, with no exercise, and even having a heat tape or high ambient temps, it still is and will never be like nature, along with feeding them breakfast, lunch, and dinner, every single day, which if not monitored, can result in obese snakes.



Why do you feel the need to be insulting on your posts? Terry asked some good questions and had some good food for thought.
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