Failed feeding and power feeding

[RoyaLoveRay]

I've read people on bp net suggest you should wait three to five days after a failed feeding attempt to try again. Does this also hold true when power feeding? I'm trying to bulk up my female albino for breeding this year. Do I wait the minimum three days, or even less for power feeding?

[tbowman]

Just wait a week and try again. Don't rush things.

[h20hunter]

*disclaimer*

I don't agree with power feeding.

*disclaimer*


Just pry open her mouth and jam it in. Besides, power feeding and pushing them is really what is best for the health of the snake.


How about waiting a year for her to put on weight and size at a normal pace?

[bcr229]

Offer an appropriate sized feeder once a week. She'll get up to size on her schedule, not yours.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Maybe her refusing food should be a hint

[RoyaLoveRay]

Lol

Well she's just over 22 months old and about 1150 grams. She went on a seven month hunger strike starting the last new year. I'm just hoping she's over 1200g by October. She still won't accept rats so for the moment I'm stuck offering jumbo mice more often than once a week.

Btw Is there anyone here who considers power feeding ok and under what circumstances? The breeder I bought her from, who is definitely reputable, essentially told me that in his experience a ball python will not glut itself to its own detriment as certain other species may.

[RoyaLoveRay]

Maybe her refusing food should be a hint

Yeah that's true of course, and a good point. It's just that when she returned to feeding after her seven month fast, for about two weeks she was aggressively moving towards me in an "S" each time she saw me, and instantly striking every mouse I offered her, so for that time I guess she was power feeding, and quite happily at that

[RoyaLoveRay]

Forgot to add; I get the message, thanks all. Do not try to force things, as it'll stress her out!

[bcr229]

Btw Is there anyone here who considers power feeding ok and under what circumstances? The breeder I bought her from, who is definitely reputable, essentially told me that in his experience a ball python will not glut itself to its own detriment as certain other species may.

False. Many boas and colubrids will eat themselves to death, but ball pythons can as well.
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...y-failed-liver

[PitOnTheProwl]

Btw Is there anyone here who considers power feeding ok and under what circumstances? The breeder I bought her from, who is definitely reputable, essentially told me that in his experience a ball python will not glut itself to its own detriment as certain other species may.

My first question is WHY??
What would consist of a good reason?
Money, Greed, In ability to properly care for an animal?
Those are the only reasons I could see.