One always has to ruin it........... a tale of feeding

[Chkadii]

I feed at dusk/early evening. That morning I check and ball pythons that are in shed get taken off the food roster, and then I thaw enough rodents to feed 3/4 of them. Any leftovers go to the smaller boas and retics that are due to eat that night.

So far the only f/t feeders I'm discarding are when one of the BP's "kills" it and then doesn't eat it. If I'm lucky it didn't lie on the heat getting disgusting all night.

That's generally the same method I use. I will feed my best eaters last, and if some snakes refuse along the way I'll feed a good eater two smaller items rather than their normal prey size. If everyone eats beforehand, the better feeders will still be hungry the next day anyway.

I had one of my BPs leave a rat on the heat this summer... in a 6qt... That's a smell I won't soon forget! And that's saying something, since I used to be an EMT.