Slow growers

[PhillyBoyInTN]

Power feeding is feeding prey to big or just plain over feeding the snake to get size quickly. Not a healthy thing to do for your snake.

Isn't powerfeeding when your snake is eating a prey item and when its starting to be swallowed you put another one in their mouth so their forced to swallow that one too?!?!?!

[Sonya610]

Isn't powerfeeding when your snake is eating a prey item and when its starting to be swallowed you put another one in their mouth so their forced to swallow that one too?!?!?!

Yeah thats what I though too, a form of force feeding.

[rabernet]

Isn't powerfeeding when your snake is eating a prey item and when its starting to be swallowed you put another one in their mouth so their forced to swallow that one too?!?!?!

Yes, that's what I know powerfeeding to be as well. Feeding twice a week is not considered powerfeeding. If the snake isn't hungry, it won't eat when offered the second time that week.

[bigballs]

i consider power feeding any method of feeding in which the keeper's intentions are to grow their animals as big and as quickly as possible.

many snakes will easily eat twice or three times a week if allowed but most dont need to. if we know our animals then we know which ones should get more or less food. maybe young ones need to eat every five days but if they are nice and plump and healthy eating every seven then thats fine as well. maybe an adult female who just laid a clutch of eggs begs to be fed twice or three times a week and you allow it just cuz you know its whats best for her or maybe not.

so to answer the OPs question i would say feed one appropriate sized rodent once a week. thats what i was taught and i learned from there. there are always exceptions and with time and experience you will learn what those exceptions are for each indivdual animal under your care.

and dont take it only from me, look at all theses experienced people who you can learn from! youll get all types of answers so be a little educated on the topic so you can weed out what you dont need.