Feeding Frequency Question - JCP

[MelissaFlipski]

We have an almost 5' Jungle Carpet Python - yes, he's grown! I give him a medium rat every two weeks. Is that too often? My intent is not to power feed him. It is such a big meal; I know he takes longer to digest it than the small rats he was just changed over from a month ago or so.

Should I feed every two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, monthly?

Thanks for your input, y'all!

[hawaiianice99]

I have a female JCP thats nearly 6ft and i feed her a medium rat every other weekend and she does just fine. she usually spends a few days in her hides then gets really active a few days before her next feed.

[MPenn]

Melissa,

Your feeding schedule sounds fine to me. Power feeding would be doing it every week!
You are doing great with him. Post up some pics girl!

[Brandon Osborne]

When I think of "power feeding", I think of young animals being fed every day or every other day, to get to breeding size rapidly. Once a week wouldn't be power feeding. When I kept Jungles they were fed once a week. I feed most of my chondros once a week and they are much less active than any carpet. Though I will say some of my males are only fed every couple of months. As long as she's holding weight, every other week is fine.

[xanaxez]

i have a few carpet pythons and although none of them are jcp the feeding process would be the same i would think. now as for me i have a 4½ to 5 ft carpet and she eats a medium rat every 7 days and shes not obeese nor under weight. she is slender and muscular. i feed my hatchlings and 1 yearling every 5 days and my older ones every 7. this girl is a little over 2 years of age, well wheni got her he said she was an 06 baby

[TheKingInYellow]

My JCP is still just a baby (an '08), maybe 30" or so, and she is ALWAYS hungry. I think she's being fed a rat pup every 6 days right now.

I always planned on her eating every 7-10 days once she hits a year and a half or so. You are certainly not overfeeding!

[clapton924]

I have a 4 month male that I feed every 5 days. At 6 months I will feed him once a week. At one year I feed most snakes every 7-10 days....around 2 years I go to every 10-14 days for the rest of their life.

[DavidG]

Looks like a lot of varied answers. No one here is the authority on carpet pythons so do what you like I guess. Ha! I fed my adults a small rat every 7 days and babies ate every 5 days.

[MelissaFlipski]

Thank you all for your responses!

I'll try to post an updated picture in the near future. He's doing great. I can't believe how much he's grown since we got him - just under a year ago.