Pros and cons feeding every 5 days or 7days

Just courious about some thoughts on how often to feed my 6month old bp it's been every 7days since I got him everything is fine I was just thinking of feeding every 5 days.

I feed my hatchling pastel male every 4 to 5 days. I also feed my male normal that is over 1000 grams and my female that weighs close to 700 grams every 7 days.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

I feed my hatchling pastel male every 4 to 5 days. I also feed my male normal that is over 1000 grams and my female that weighs close to 700 grams every 7 days.

---

Does feeding 4-5 days make your snakes grow faster When younger

i feed my babies 1 small mice every 3 days growth has been good for me so far just waiting for my rats to drop there babies to switch over to rats from mice

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Bert Specht

Does feeding 4-5 days make your snakes grow faster When younger

---

I feed every 4-5 days because my snake seems very hungry if I feed him at longer intervals. Snakes do typically grow faster when they are babies.

Ok cool sounds good I think I will start every 5 day feeding schedule I wanna see grow up already but grow up healthy as well

My babies are on a twice a week schedule. Monday-Thursday for me. They are growing like weeds. My June Spider is 450g and my end-of-July Het Pieds are in the 250g and 300g. Young ones tend to have faster metabolisms and grow as fast and you can safely feed them. I do 3 day/4 day because it gives them enough time to digest before the next meal.

My adults are currently every 7 days but I've had some be fasting and lost weight and bumped up their schedule to get them back to weight faster.

Nice from what has been posted so far I can't see anything negative coming from feeding more often

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Bert Specht

Nice from what has been posted so far I can't see anything negative coming from feeding more often

---

I spoke with a breeder (Robert Seib) who told me he feeds his hatchlings every 7 days until they are several months old, because feeding too often can cause the liver to become inflamed.

He is 6 months maybe I should wait a month or two?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Bert Specht

He is 6 months maybe I should wait a month or two?

---

He said he waits until they are 6-7 months, so you should be fine.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by meowmeowkazoo

I spoke with a breeder (Robert Seib) who told me he feeds his hatchlings every 7 days until they are several months old, because feeding too often can cause the liver to become inflamed.

---

Thats a Rumor and a bad one at that.

The liver will not have a problem digesting food every 3 days. I been feeding hatchlings every 3 days for 5+ years now and i still got some of them hatchlings here who now eat every 5 days.

I feed hatchling carpet's a rat pinky every 4 days, and my hatchling balls every 3 days. When they get a certain size I slow it down to every 7 days.

I like every 7 days you can be on a schedule where if you go every 5 days your constantly doing your feedings on different days which can be a stress to you and easily forgettable in the rush of everyday life. I like doing it every Wed. snakes are happy I'm happy rodents are a lil angry but hey what can you do :P

I feed all my animals every 5 days. Doesn't matter to me how big they are. Hatchlings I always try to feed multiple meals to. I look at snakes just like any other animal. Dogs for instance, when they are puppies they tend to eat more because they are constantly growing. Well snakes are exactly the same. As babies they are only doing one thing.... growing.. so why not feed them a little better since they actually NEED it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Thats a Rumor and a bad one at that.

The liver will not have a problem digesting food every 3 days. I been feeding hatchlings every 3 days for 5+ years now and i still got some of them hatchlings here who now eat every 5 days.

---

Thank you very much Rich for clarifying this.

Ok good to know now what about feeding while In shed is that a big deal?

Update on my snake he is now up to 329 g after his last poop and looking way better thank you everybody

I don't see any negatives to feeding 5 or 7 days.
My boyfriend feeds his ball every 4-5 days. I feed my snakes once a week. I have 3 girls the same age as his ball and his is twice as large. (they're all around 6 months old)

sidenote: I highly recommend Robert Seib. He's local to me and a retired Herpetologist from UC Berkeley. An extremely credible and knowledgeable guy with gorgeous snakes.