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    Re: How often do you feed

    Quote Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters View Post
    Anything under a year I'm usually feeding every 4 days. Over a year 5-7, might switch back to 4 if they are still small. 1000+ grams depends, males are usually every 14 days, females are every 7, but if they had eggs and need to gain weight, they are back on the 4 day schedule. That's just my practices in a nutshell.

    Oh, and I'm breeding, so this is a heavier feeding schedule than people who keep bps for pets would do.
    This is pretty much as i thought for breeding purposes
    But pet feeding is also what i thought it would be

    I suppose some look at it as power feeding but hey thats up to them

    Thanks all for the input

    Mike

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    Re: How often do you feed

    Under 300 grams get fed every 5 days. 300 grams and up every 7 days.
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    under 500 grams gets every 4-7 days

    under 1000 grams gets every 7 days

    From then on, females get fed every 7 days, and males get fed every 10-14 days. Males make much more consistent breeders if they're more trim and less overweight.

    It's important to note prey size. I don't feed small meals.

    These are also general guidelines I use for myself. I'll switch things up for individual animals based on their appearance, activity/apparent hunger, breeding cycle/putting on weight after laying eggs, and if they've come off of a food strike.

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