Quote Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady
\For Adam: so, if BPs rarely or never become obese, is it ok to just feed them as much as they'll eat, as long as it's on a feeding schedule???
It's up to you. I do not ... I feed them enough each week ... in my experience, ball pythons that are allowed to eat as much as they want each week will sooner or later end up fasting while their bodies "catch up".

Ball pythons have evolved to be opportunistic "sit and wait" predators ... when the getting is good, they feast ... then they live fat dumb and happy until they need to eat again.

I prefer the consistency of feeding all of my snakes each and every week.

-adam