the pinkie we are trying to feed him is huge compared to his body and head.



Here is a tiny hybrid kingnake that is about 8"-8 1/2" that just ate a large pinky.. Look at the size of the neck and the lump (which has already been compressed):





















I feed my snakes routinely like this and they have amazing growth spurts.. The pinkies tend to fill them up just enough where they don't want another pinky. I kinda look at pinks like we do at junk food = empty calories. Just enough to give you the sense of eaten something, so it ruins the appetite for more.

So you are not doing much for proper growth. these kings eat small snakes and lizards such as skinks in the wild.. their systems can handle some pretty heavy meals.





I guess I do compare things to a bodybuilding or diet of a person trying to gain healthy muscle weight. .. which I think is a good approach to healthy captive reproducing snakes as well.
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Another oddity, snakes have scent glands, hmmmmmmmmmm what are they for?

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