Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
So then explain why snakes will try to eat things so large that they end up dying. Sure most snakes will turn down food if it is offered too often. But some will and in those cases I would consider this power feeding. I have a snake that eats small meals more frequently. That isn't power feeding but if large meals are fed too frequently then the results are the same as if you forced the snake to eat the rat.
This is another reason why monitoring how often your snake poops is also very important. I can tell when my girl still has food in her or is needing to seriously drop a load. So I do agree that it is possible for a snake to kill itself by being offered too much. but that is more knowing when to hold a feed rather than power feeding just IMO. Like my girl eats in shed but right now she hasn't pooped in almost 2 weeks and is full even though she is due to eat. Would she eat? I don't know but I know its better to wait for her to shed and empty herself then feed then possibly risk anything of that nature. That is all I really mean by the whole when not to feed and power feeding thing.