I always used to give her smaller meals (about 80g) for about the first 20 years, then I figured she could take bigger ones less frequently as she was big enough for the last 6 years or so.
From my research, its suggested prey size 1 - 1.5 times their width, but I always thought 1.5 was too much, so I've been feeding 150-200g rats the last few years.
I've only been feeding more frequently as she was almost skeletal after laying the parthenogenesis eggs last year and I wanted her fat enough to get through this winter and through the egg thing again (if it happened).
But she has eaten through the winter which hasn't happened for years, and I have let her get a bit fat, but she's no where near obese.
I think I'll try smaller rats in the summer and try to get her to 2800-2900g, if she lays this year I'm sure that will take off much of the weight.
Gonna exercise her for half an hour a day too.
Thanks for advice.
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