Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Large animals including 3500 grams animals do not need large preys to thrive.

In general I feed hatchlings and juvies a prey = their girth size without ever feeding anything larger than 120 grams rat even to my largest adults.

Can they take down larger preys? Yes, do they need to? No
May I ask the weight of your largest adult(s) ? I remember Adam Wysocki feeding adults around 50 grams a week. I' m convinced that feeding smaller prey items results in more consistence feeding and better results in long-term. But 50 grams seems me a bit low, while 200 grams seems to much.
So i wondered what your results are with this +- 120 gram rule. Do your adult females that you use for breeding still grow over the years with a 120 gram prey. And do you feed more before breeding season?

Thanks in advance.