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Old 08-29-2013, 01:27 AM   #3
7legion77
I advise you to resist the pressure to go with bigger prey. There exists a huge misconception that power-feeding a snake will make them grow larger than they would otherwise grow.

Please sparse with your feeding. It is more important that your snake eats the bare minimum of what it needs, than to have it eat too much. Feeding it more in hopes that it will grow "bigger, faster" is a mistake I made. I suppose I have a "slow grower" and adhering to all the books and online guides that I read, let me to overfeeding this particular snake. I ended up with a fat and lethargic snake, and it happened so quickly over the span of a few months that now I am going through hell trying to make him lose weight.

When feeding snakes, take the *less is more* approach. Can't stress this enough.