Power feeding

[kitedemon]

While I have seen a few over weight BPs, they were mostly older males. I've never seen an over weight breeding female.

Why the rush to get these snakes up to breeding size. They can live 20 years or more in captivity and can probably breed for over half that time. Is one extra season to get a snake up to weight going to make that much of a difference?

The prevailing attitude that we must get females (and males) up to breeding weight as soon as possible is short sighted in my opinion. Even if it's not unhealthy for the animal, and I have no proof that aggressive feeding schedules are unhealthy.

I would agree, there is no rush unless you are trying to make a living out of breeding then there maybe other factors at play.

There are recorded Royals laying at over 30 years so there is very good certainty that they will continue to be capable to produce into the 20s.

The only reason to try to speed the process is to get an expensive morph to produce before the inevitable price drops and before it spends more in its own keep.