Would you purchase from a breeder who advocates power feeding?

[greghall]

How can you call somebody a scum bag for feeding their hatchlings well? dont get it??????? BPs eat then dont eat. every three to 5 days for hatchlings is great really dont get it.especially calling people names,by the way who is the breeder your calling a scumbag?? some deserve the name but feeding hatchlings is not .by the contrary ive seen 8 month old babies still at 175 to 200grams or less from lack of feeding??? thats cruel.

[Seru1]

I dunno enough to really make this decision. I'd rather buy from a breeder I know and trust but if the power feeder had a BP with just the right pattern I'd buy it.


I mean I don't have to listen to him if I think he's wrong especially if other sources say other wise.


Then again it's kinda what we define "PowerFeeding" As. I saw on snakebytes I think they feed every 5 instead of every 7. Because they need more weight because they wanna produce more. And I don't think thats wrong.


Like I said I'm ignorant on the matter. I'm lucky to so far have only dealt with really awesome people when it comes to BP's.

[Beardedragon]

How can you call somebody a scum bag for feeding their hatchlings well? dont get it??????? BPs eat then dont eat. every three to 5 days for hatchlings is great really dont get it.especially calling people names,by the way who is the breeder your calling a scumbag?? some deserve the name but feeding hatchlings is not .by the contrary ive seen 8 month old babies still at 175 to 200grams or less from lack of feeding??? thats cruel.

I just wanted to make clear that power feeding isnt just feeding more than often, but feeding too much and STUFFING more food into their mouths to swallow, right after they almost get done with the first. Hence the name Power feed.

We are not talking about feeding every three or fours day instead of every 7, because to me that is not power feeding.

[redstormlax12]

So no one else would consider a breeder a scumbag when they put the health of the animal last. Even if there is no proof as of now, If your power feeding when you believe it shortens the lifespan of the animal, why do it? This breeder said it himself. He'd rather a female breed earlier than it live to 20 years. To him, the animals are disposable. And to me thats a scumbag.

[wilomn]

So no one else would consider a breeder a scumbag when they put the health of the animal last. Even if there is no proof as of now, If your power feeding when you believe it shortens the lifespan of the animal, why do it? This breeder said it himself. He'd rather a female breed earlier than it live to 20 years. To him, the animals are disposable. And to me thats a scumbag.

Business is business. If you breed snakes as your business then you need to get them breeding.

Pets are a different matter. I'm pretty sure cows and goats and ducks and chickens live longer on their own than the ones who are born into the "food" lines that those scumbags out there are breeding so folks can eat.

It may not be NICE, but making baby snakes as soon as you can, if that's what you're doing to make a living, is part of the business.

[rabernet]

Calling someone feeding hatchlings every 4 days a scumbag is a bit of a stretch. I feed every 4-5 days. Hatchlings in Africa are hardwired to eat as much as possible as frequently as possible to become less of a prey item to predators. They hatch after the rainy season when prey items are abundant.

Feeding with more frequency is also not power feeding. Putting the prey into the mouth of a snake while it's finishing swallowing the first prey item is power feeding.

[redstormlax12]

IF they are doing this as a living, dont they want the highest efficiency of the snakes? So overweight or obese males and females do not breed well, correct? Also shaving a year off of waiting for breeding size could very well shave 2 or 3 years off of its breeding life span. So wouldnt that be counterintuitive? That wouldn't be very efficient for business.

I dont believe powerfeeding your snakes is part of the business at all. Most breeders wont powerfeed because though they are making a living, they still care for their animals.

[redstormlax12]

Calling someone feeding hatchlings every 4 days a scumbag is a bit of a stretch. I feed every 4-5 days. Hatchlings in Africa are hardwired to eat as much as possible as frequently as possible to become less of a prey item to predators. They hatch after the rainy season when prey items are abundant

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The breeder that this thread started about was feeding the hatchlings upwards of %50 of their body weight every three days. I find that excessive.

[greghall]

so your talking about force feeding I think they would regurge what they couldnt handle,like I said before I think under feeding & stunting is more of a issue because bottom line ,feeders cost money ,less money into snake means more profit.

[Seru1]

I give my hatchling spider a hopper every 3 days as an FYI. I'll slow that maybe in a month or two when I move to rats to 5 days but for now I just want him to eat, grow, and be healthy.