Breeding for a strong feeding Response

[mfkelly]

On one of my posts I stated that I felt that good eaters make good eaters, and that it is genetic. Because I feel that everything is genetic to some extent. Turbo Serpent, disagree's with me, which is cool, thats what these boards are for. He feels that if they are stressed they will not eat, which I agree with. What do you guys think. Does breeding good eaters produce more good and even better eaters, I.E. - a stronger feeding response. I just thought it would make for interesting discussion. I am a newbie when it comes to snakes and snake breeding, but I have dealt with lines of dogs that are poor eaters as opposed to good eaters, and while it is anecdotal good eating could be bred for.
Thanks,
Mike Kelly

[snakesRkewl]

Good question, should have made it a poll

I'm skeptical about it being genetic myself.

My babies all eat at their own rate, even though they are from the same parents.
A few eat awesome, a couple do average, one is a poor eater.
They all have identical tubs on the same heat strip.

I look forward to more info from experienced breeders on this myself