Is it even possible to feed too much? I mean, a meal is present and snake strikes and eats it-wouldn't this happen in nature as well? Is it physiologically damaging to artificially increase the number of meals? I've heard that this is possible but in the case of a sometimes finicky ball python, I'm tempted to just keep feeding while the hunger is on.
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Can you feed too much?
silverscale
Jun 07, 2005 11:56 AM
Replies (2)
ecb
Jun 13, 2005 11:48 AM
From what I have read here oon the forum and in books a snake will not over eat, they can be over fed if Power fed (pushing another rat in after the first is started to be swallowed)
Hope this helps
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Elizabeth (ecb)
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Andrew3
Jul 01, 2005 04:09 PM
Snakes rarely over eat in the wild do to scarcity of food, among other factors. It is possible to feed a snake too much, to the point of obesity. This can/usually will shorten the snakes' lifespan considerably.
For instance, feeding adults on the same schedule as small juvies/neonates (every 4-5 days), can cause obesity and other problems. An adult male older than a year or two really doesn't need more than one good sized meal every two weeks. Females may feed more often, every 7-10 days, especially prior to breeding.
HTH
Andrew
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1.2 "normal" bp's
