Feeding females?!?!

So just curious. My females I want to breed are at almost 1400 and 2200 grams. They are still on feed and eating like champs. Been feeding them a good size meal ( almost a lump size) every 5 days to gain some weight for this season. They are not looking chubby and I don't want to overfeed and have them to fat and lay slugs. What kinda feeding schedule do you use on your females at this season? I want to put a little more weight on my 1400 girl but my 2200 was at about 1400-1500 when she layed last season, so she has defenetly gained her weight back and is ready to go.

I hear about feeding bigger BP's every 10-14 days, but then I hear that females want to eat alot to give them substance to reproduce. So I'm stuck.. do I cut back some?? or do I stay?? maybe cut back on the big girl and stay with the 1400??

Help.. :confused:

I offer all my adult females once a week, all my adult males once every other week and all my growing snakes twice a week, keep everything simple

So no change between breeding season and not?? I just want to make sure I feed them enough to pack on some weight.. but not be fat butts and lazy... lol I usualy do once every 7 days for my adults and every 4-5 days for my little ones...

This is my first season but even my 3500 gram female eats one med to large rat a week. Shes a big girl though almost pushing 5 feet shes an '05 and had 13 egg clutches.

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Originally Posted by Paradox81

This is my first season but even my 3500 gram female eats one med to large rat a week. Shes a big girl though almost pushing 5 feet shes an '05 and had 13 egg clutches.

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She is a monster...

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

I offer all my adult females once a week, all my adult males once every other week and all my growing snakes twice a week, keep everything simple

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Growing snake will be from baby to two year old? TIA. Sorry for the OP.

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Originally Posted by ace_singapore

Growing snake will be from baby to two year old? TIA. Sorry for the OP.

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??? you lost me there?

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Originally Posted by Subdriven

??? you lost me there?

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I meant to ask at what age or weight are they consider 'growing' and 'adult'? Thanks

IMHO, just keep feeding them the way you normally would. All my adult girls get a normal sized meal every week, even in the breeding season. Once mine ovulate, they have always refused further meals; and if they didn't, I'd stop feeding them at their pre-lay shed anyways.
Best of luck Jeremie!

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Originally Posted by ace_singapore

Growing snake will be from baby to two year old? TIA. Sorry for the OP.

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no age group, i consider growing males up to around 800ish or so grams and females around 1200ish or so. seems after they get so big, feeding them twice a week they just poop out half a rat, not fully digested so your wasting food.

Thank you everyone with chiming in. think I'm going to cut my adult back 2 days and put them back on there normal 7 day cycle, and keep my little ones on a 4-5 day. The big girl is starting to look fat... but that might be the 213 gram rat she ate last..... lol