Quote Originally Posted by KayleighBrown View Post
Power feeding? Isn't it bad to do something like that? I was told that over feeding your snake can not only cause it to get fat, but doing so too often can make it grow faster, but growing faster results in health problems with your snake. I saw a video on youtube where this guy was power feeding his Albino Ball Python chicken necks, is that even healthy for the python? O_o
Yes, true power feeding produces major health problems down the road; however, at the same time, it is possible for keepers to feed a bit extra and come out with a healthy animal, the only difference is the specimen grew a lot faster. Of course there are also some species were less is more food wise and trying to induce rapid growth causes more harm than good (i.e. Scrubs, Chondros, ETBs, Diamonds, etc...). Power feeding is force feeding extra prey usually via a chain system, whereas keepers trying to induce growth simply allow their snakes to eat extra if they want it.