That's pretty much what I was getting at. Frank says if conditions are optimum snakes will pig out. However this can be a little confusing as many people appear to believe that hatchlings do well in small cages to start thier captive lives. Therefor it is hard to make the conditions optimum as compared to a larger cage for a larger snake. I know guys who are completely used to using pinky pumps, scenting and braining and other things to entice hatchlings to feed. I wanted to know if anyone raised offpsring that ate pinkies right off the bat eagerly....then bred them to unrelated stock and produced more of the strong feeders. Actually now that I mention it....I will take it as far to say did anyone succede even if conditions were LESS than optimum...I am wondering if someone will ever produce a "line" of say Thayeri or Alterna that are known to be the best strongest feeders. I used to sweat it out in my snake room with high ambient temps....now that I have the AC cranking I see it suits me and my snakes better, but as I have mentioned numerous time on this forum I am far from done with getting my room set up...I have a long way to go. Tom Stevens

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