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when is the proper time to switch a male retic to an every two week feed, he is 7 1/2 feet long and about 10 lbs, he is almost 11 months old. any help would be great i dont wanna over feed him

how often and what are you feeding now? I've never been one to base my feeding schedules on set schedules. I've always said I feed on a 5-7 day schedule of an oppriately sized meal but I alter that as needed for the individual animal. If I have a female that has just gone 5 months without eating during breeding season, she will get smaller meals more frequently and an adult male may get the same sized meal but spread out to 10 days and alter days between feedings to maintain optimal body condition. The biggest piece of advice I can give is that you should be flexible and realize that not every snake is the same and some will require more feedings than others to maintain the same body condition.
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i am feeding him two large rats combine they weigh 1 1/2lbs every 7 days, just wondering how soon i should start to spread this out, he will soon be makeing the switch to rabbits

cut it back to every 2 weeks now.....mine is about 7 1/2 ft long now and about 10 pounds too so give him a rabbit thats better weighing like 3pounds and that lasts a month....thats what I do personally or a 2 pounder evey 3 weeks get it?