Hello all,

So my male BP will be a year old next month. This is my second BP and the first that I've raised from a month old onward, so I'm new to handling weight gain and feeding changes in a younger constrictor. I wanted to get some opinions on weight gain and when you guys chose, if you did, to swap to a 14 day feeding schedule over a 7 day. To give you guys some details, my guy over the past 6 months as gained about 400 grams, and as of today is sitting at 652 grams.

About a month ago I decided to go ahead and swap over to a 14 day schedule, which worked out well because he went into shed a few days before what would have been his last weekly feeding day. Body shape wise I don't think he's too thick based on our body-size chart we regularly share here, but still I'm aware of how easy it is to overfeed and have obese snakes in captivity, so I'm trying to be cautious.

You guys forgive me if I'm asking silly questions, I was doing some research last night and saw some pictures of BPs so heavy that I could have sworn it was abuse, so I of course started second guessing everything that I thought I knew. Anyway, I'd love to hear about your feeding schedules, how your BPs gained weight over their life if you kept records, and what you're doing now to ensure you're not overfeeding.

Thanks guys!