I agree that many people advise feeding their snakes way more than what they actually need. I also agree that the strictness of the basking temps are not really as necessary as people make them seem. It is not as if your snake is going to die if its left at room temp for a few hours, or the hot spot isn't precisely 92.1459 or whatever people are getting told these days.
So what simple advice can we give new comers so they don't fall into the same habits? I usually recommend feeding hatchlings weekly until they get some size on them. Once they are nice and plump I don't think they need to continue eating on a 7 day schedule.
I think we still need to have some consistent recommendations for people new to the hobby so its easy for them to understand. A newbie isn't going to come to this thread and have any idea what to feed their snake from then on out. Heck even I don't know! lol
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