I don't think I can agree with that as a rule of thumb. I'm sure it may work in some situations, but if I only fed my snake when it pooped it would be something like this:Originally Posted by Darkice
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That is the record of my snakes bowel movements since I started keeping track. As you can see that would be a pretty screwed up feeding schedule. Sometimes she defecates 2 times right in a row, sometimes she goes 2 or more weeks. Maybe my girl needs some supplemental fiber to get her "regular"?
I know you don't mean to follow the rule to an exact T, but I think feeding 10-15% body weight every 7-10 days is better. And if you really are determined to get them up to weight (powerfeeding, if you will), try every 5 days, but only under close observation, watching for detrimental effects of overfeeding.
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