each and every herper has their own method of feeding and so on. all of my snakes eat every time offered ( and only offered once a week ) unless in shed. only 2 do not eat while in shed. i have added a picture of my Mojave produced by Ron Crawford at RCReptiles.com and you can see a "slight" bluge about 1/3 down his body. people think that bulge means huge like a female in ovulation but this is what i am talking about. also given that he is turned the arch in his back makes it look larger than it is but you can see what i am talking about.