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Ok well my bros ball is 33" in length and has a 1 1/2" girth its a male and we are not ginna breed it...we gonna give hima small rat every 2 weeks which is about 1/4 his weight once every 2 weeks is that under feeding? thanks,
Jake

A small rat twice a month is certainly not underfeeding, although at that age they will sometimes take one a week. Personally when I feed mine, I tend to wait till it comes out the other end cleverly disguised as a snake turd before I feed again.

My feeding philosophy is ..
When they’re hungry - they eat.
When they’re not - they won’t.

In the wild, if they’re hungry - they hunt. If they’re not they stay hidden. The problem here is… our animals are not in the wild and are reliant upon us to provide them with the opportunity to eat when they are hungry. The trick is, knowing our animals enough to know when they're telling us they're hungry.

When I walk into my snake room, I can tell (within 5 to 10 minutes) which snakes are hungry and which ones are not . They hear me and see me in the room. They associate me with “feeding time.” Those that are hungry take an ambush posture at the opening to their hides. Those that are not interested in eating, stay in the back of their hides. Sometimes they even place their mid-bodies across the hide opening. The “Do Not Disturb” sign.

With the exception of rehabilitating a snake that has been starved (and the occasional exception of the rule), I don’t think it is possible to over feed a snake. That would require force feeding, which would be wrong. If he’s hungry - let him eat!

Goog Luck
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Larry Walker

You here alot of opinions on this but I couldn't agree more with Larry on the issue. I do see the side of overfeeding to some degree. You don't want obviously obesee animals but if they if they want to eat let them grow. Just keep an eye on them. Slow it down if they look a little too porky. You are in control.

Kevin

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Jim Perron
Python Passion Reptiles
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I can tell by the animals actions if they are hungry within a few minutes of entering the snakeroom with my rat bucket.

There are many times when I offer to those that are not begging, but alot of them do not take the prey.

Can somebody post pics of an obese Regius for me?
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www.NEWReptiles.com

You've asked this question, like ten times in the past month.