...I bought Kathy Love's book at the pet store which said "we estimate the feeding schedule for a snake to be 1-2 small creatures every 7-14 days"!
With my particular snake, this has proven to be UTTER BS which has led my 3-4 year old snake to being totally overweight. I now feed him a hopper or a young adult every 3-4 weeks with tons of exercise in between.
I conclude that feeding schedules will vary drastically depending on the particular snake you have.
Another possibility is that the handful of rat pups he has eaten over the years contributed vastly to his overweight.
Has anyone ever had a snake that didn't look like it could eat what it says it should be eating according to weight (I use the Munson plan as a guideline, but don't stick to it if I don't feel right about it)? I need to get an updated weight on him, but Severus weighed 73g on 8/11. He's been on double peach fuzzies for a while now. I have 2 hoppers in the freezer, but they still just look to big for him. I don't feel that I'm underfeeding him. He seems happy and healthy. I just don't want to stress him as far as eating goes. Just looking for some feedback. Thanks!
Well it sounds like a fuzzy every 6 days is right where he needs to be for now.