Lately, Lucy always seems hungry! A few days after we feed her, she's pacing for food again.

Now, we are not currently on a set schedule. Due to a couple of problems (a minor infection and a stuck shed on the chin) she didn't eat for about a month. Her first meal after that was 3 small rats. 2 weeks later she had 3 more (because I accidentally bought 2 bags of 3), fed by our snake sitter while we were out of town. She actually struck at them for the first time since we got her!

She was fine for almost all the time between those two feedings, possibly because she was going into shed. Just before the second round of small rats she pooped and shed perfectly (yay!).

But when we came back three days after the second feeding she was acting hungry again. We gave her one more small rat and nearly lost the tongs. Three/four days later, however, and she's hungry AGAIN. This time I gave her a medium rat and she was so excited she body slammed it after snatching it from me.

Now it's 4-5 days after that feeding and she has been pacing for food once more. She sometimes tracks us when we walk past her tank. Last night when I was topping off her water she got into the pose she makes when she is considering a rat and slowly started rising up to my hand. Probably should have backed out at that point but I was curious to see what would happen and I'm not afraid of a wee bite. She gave my finger a few licks and decided I wasn't tasty after all.

Anyway, I am wondering how she could still be hungry and if I should feed her or hold off and try to get back on a schedule. She used to do a large rat every two weeks and was perfectly happy. I wonder if our sudden change in weather (from the low 60s to the low 80s practically overnight) may have something to do with her fired up appetite. I am happy she is so enthusiastic about eating, but I don't want to overfeed! She also hasn't pooped again and, as my husband puts it, currently has 4 corpses inside her.

Anyway, this newbie thanks you for any advice you may have.

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