feeding schedule varies from a couple of weeks to a month. I breed rat, but I never have enough for every feeding, so I'll go buy some chicks or quail. She now will not eat quail anymore. I thought she was eating them, cause when I put them in a box one at a time, she would wrap it, then when I looked in I didn't see it. After about 3 quail I opened the box to put her back in the cage only to find 3 dead quail. Now it's just chicks & rats.