Yeah, I'm working on this. I do know that the animals do need fat reserves to get through the season and to hatch healthy eggs. I've just seen some problems when they're fed larger less frequent. I am keeping these numbers in a program that makes them into graphs and such. The animals are weighed on empty stomachs. I've seen some problems occur when the animal is somewhat obese. I've seen Burmese Pythons that were laid from an obese mother hatch out with problems such as hatching with one eye. I've seen it in two clutches. That's somewhat why I'm doing this. I want to find out overall which method is healthier for the animal. I am looking for a standard for obesity as well in Burmese Pythons, and one can usually tell if they are obese. The one's being fed smaller more frequent meals normally have a more firm and muscular feel to them, although they do have some fat to their body. I can understand feeding the female more before breeding to build their fat stores up, but to keep them fat throughout their life must cause some problems. Fat begins to store in their organs, and will possibly damage the liver. Only time will tell with this little test I'm doing.