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    A snake this age & size, the most often he should be eating is every 7 days, but you need to make sure you're feeding him the appropriate size prey also, & preferably just one item, but if you need to feed multiple items, feed them back to back within an hour. Otherwise, the first thing gets partially digested, & here comes another item before there are sufficient digestive enzymes available, & the next thing you know, your snake regurgitates.

    You might think it's a small risk, but it's not- snakes are not good at barfing up meals- they can actually be harmed by it & rarely they can even die from it. They can aspirate into their lungs, or their insides can be damaged (scratched etc) by the claws & teeth of the prey when it "exits" in reverse before they've had a chance to be softened (partially digested). So you want to avoid feeding a snake in such a way that causes a regurgitation by doing what I explained above.

    Here's a chart that may help: (many keepers keep track of the weight of their snakes- if you're unsure how to do this accurately, just ask)
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi

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