Quote Originally Posted by joyful girl
here is the reply to my question about food quantity for that cobra

Interestingly enough, that specimen was maintained on a relatively conservative diet, once it reached adulthood. The feeding records show a schedule that included one 45-65g rat every 10-14 days, with slightly shorter intervals preceding brumation. Elapids have a relatively high metabolism, and as such require a slightly less conservative feeding schedule than, say, vipers or boids. Nonetheless, the fact that this specimen had plentiful fat tissues, despite not having fed for some time, is quite telling about how relatively little food is required to sustain an adult snake.


I think this is valuable information because just hearing 'captive snakes can become obese if overfed' really doesn't give a novice much to go on.
So how does this reflect on the mantra that if your snake doesn't eat every week, year round, you are a bad owner?