New Male hypo albino 66% lab growth thread

[CALM Pythons]

The general concensus is that too frequent of feedings produce fatty deposits around the liver of the snake and reduce life expectancy. The sources Ive asked that breed Burms seem to be inconsistent with feeding info however.

Weekly feedings seem to be the most common interval at hatchling stage. If you recieved a new hatchling that was underfed by the breeder for maintenance purposes they recommend feeding every five days for a short amount of time to get some weight going.

My feeding plans:

Once a week until I hit large rat stage.

Large rats once every two weeks until I hit rabbit stage.

Rabbits 3 weeks.


..the breeders I run into that feed rabbits weekly all have MONSTER sized Burms (you're talking some with 130lb males within a few years). The healthiest animals Ive seen are fed rabbits once every three weeks....healthy builds, not overfed.

You've already got a Burm, and you know it's going to be a big snake regardless. Why try to rush the process? Ya know?

That's just my $0.02

100% on the money here^^ .. And if Rabbits are to expensive (Large Rats Frozen here are $3.50 and live $9 ) then 2 large rats are perfectly healthy every 3/4 weeks for a adult Burm. People thing a Huge Burm sounds cool, but it honestly causes more of a mess when they are a few years old. Their Body doesnt need all that food and they end up having Huge Waste deposits. To me thats a Pain to clean, a waste of money and a fat unhealthy snake. No different than a obese person. What Kevin said about the Liver has been medically found over years of research. Not sure if it takes many years off a life, but who knows possibly could take a healthy snake that would live 25 years down to 18-20. The crapping and blowing piss up the glass doors was enough for me to regulate feeding over 20 years. Idk anybody that likes a 16' snake sliding through mounds of crap all the time because they dont use up what they eat. Try keeping over 11 feet off your floor and from dripping as your carrying them to the Bath Tub lol.


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