Well you could feed 3 pinkies at a meal or save some $$ and feed a fuzzy. Contrary to some peoples advice a king that size CAN eat a larger meal and will be much better off for it. It has nothing to do with the girth of the snake but rather CAN the snake get its mouth around it. If it can't, it will just give up and leave the meal. Think of it this way.. what do kings eat in the wild ...they mostly eat other snakes! If they can digest a large meal like that, why not a larger fuzzy?

I am a professional breeder and make my living that way. I consider myself a farmer of sorts rather than a general hobbiest. So my expereince involved hundreds of snakes every day for many years. Most of my newborns are large enough to eat fuzzies right from the beginning. Then they move up to hoppers fairly quickly. They will be much more likely to live a longer life and survive captivity by giving them a better diet.


A 9 month old florida x eastern king.

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• snake wont eat.....pics!!!! - yankeeslover, Mon Mar 30 22:37:53 2009
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• 9 month old! - Cheesemonkey, Tue Mar 31 07:33:16 2009
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• RE: 9 month old! thanks n/p - Cheesemonkey, Tue Mar 31 10:51:24 2009
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