Quote Originally Posted by Godzilla78 View Post
Slightly off topic... when I acquired Godzilla, my prize female reduced pattern, probably Araza morph ball python, she was huge and thick like a monster (hence her name). The previous keeper had mistakenly thought that power-feeding and keeping them fat would increase and speed up their breeding ability.
At first I was thrilled at her size, her girth was very impressive visually! I loved it! it was the experienced veteran breeders and keepers here at ballpythons.net that convinced me and educated me that keeping a snake really FAT was not only unnecessary, but even UNHEALTHY! as soon as I acquired her, I immediately put her on a diet and she now looks more healthy. She is still a big monster, but not obese. I am here for one reason, to be educated by the veterans and to educate the novices.
You can,t overfeed a ball python. I got my male BP just a month before i got my BCI. He was 3 years old. I was totally a beginner when i got him and i did overfeed him. As a result he stopped eating 8 months and started after that to eat again. I am beginning to believe that you can,t overfeed any snake in normal ways. My dumerils boa ate last time before 3 weeks. I offered him a rat yesterday and he does not want to eat. I guess his body does not require food now and he knows it. My BCI showed no interest in that rat again. So i,m going to give him a two weeks pause before i feed him again. So they know if their bodies require food or not