Looking at bigger snakes

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So HVani, with my almost two year old Dum, would it be better if I fed her once every two weeks? I have been looking at her and thinking she may be a bit on the chubby side, haha. I need to weigh her here soon, but it's hard to not forget that she's not my little baby anymore and so maybe she doesn't need to be fed as often.

Once mine hit a year old they're on a ten day schedule, and at two years they go to a fourteen day schedule. My adults also don't get a prey item big enough to leave a lump, usually a 6-7 ounce rat or young rabbit is plenty.

Remember Dums prefer a lower temperature than ball pythons - 75*F to 85*F - and they have correspondingly slower metabolisms so they digest slowly and don't need to eat as often. Like BCI's they should also be square, not round, even though they are heavy-bodied.

Honestly I'm surprised they're not more popular with people who keep snakes as they're remarkably easy to maintain, have a nice food response, don't get insanely huge, and aren't difficult to handle (think lap snake).