Power feeding?

[muddoc]

Hi,

Thanks for all the info.

Tim,

Do you ever see any ball pythons with pinheads? By that I mean a head disproportionately small for their body size as this was often given as an indicator that the snake has been power fed in other species.

The faster growth rate makes sense as a survival mechanism but I imagine they live a slightly more sedentary lifestyle in captivity and wondered if that could lead to problems.


dr del

Derek,
I understand the pinhead thing, but I have never noticed it in any of my animals. As for the sedentary lifestyle of Captive animals, I definitely think it could be a problem. This is exactly why closely monitoring your animals is important. However, if my theory has any merit, the increased metabolism in the very young snakes will help them have fewer problems from an increased feeding regimen.