I think everyone missed the point of feeding GROWING snakes and BREEDING snakes. Large adults can be kept alive on a minimum diet since they don't breed and excercise.They don't have to produce eggs. They don't seek a mate. they don't hunt. etc, etc..

most of these snakes are also kept in marginal conditions with almost zero temp range.I know rosy boas and kingsnakes in nature centers that have been kept alive for a long time. They never bred and hardly move.

It is obvious a female that ovulates and oproduces eggs needs to be fed the heck out of. That is the pinnacle of keeping snakes in a box. It means success to the highest degree possible at this time.

Meanwhile i am working on triple clutching my Florida kings again this year.
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• Pain in the rear - KINGBOA, Mon Apr 12 19:24:35 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - Jlassiter, Mon Apr 12 19:26:55 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - bluerosy, Mon Apr 12 19:46:52 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - KINGBOA, Mon Apr 12 20:06:41 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - Bluerosy, Mon Apr 12 22:22:21 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - BrianS., Tue Apr 13 09:27:03 2010
• LMAO!! - DMong, Tue Apr 13 09:46:41 2010
• RE: LMAO!! - Bluerosy, Tue Apr 13 10:30:21 2010
• And an alternate view........ - BobS, Tue Apr 13 14:03:25 2010
• Bluerosy... - BobS, Tue Apr 13 15:02:56 2010
• RE: Bluerosy... - Bluerosy, Tue Apr 13 16:43:59 2010
• RE: And an alternate view........ - Bluerosy, Tue Apr 13 16:55:53 2010
• 11 mice in 3 days? - BrianS., Tue Apr 13 16:26:20 2010
• well said!........ - DMong, Wed Apr 14 01:01:09 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - KINGBOA, Tue Apr 13 17:18:26 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - KINGBOA, Tue Apr 13 17:32:19 2010
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• RE: Pain in the rear - Bluerosy, Tue Apr 13 19:07:06 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - KINGBOA, Tue Apr 13 19:22:42 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - BrianS., Tue Apr 13 18:49:54 2010
• RE: Pain in the rear - KINGBOA, Tue Apr 13 19:10:47 2010