Underfeeding??

[dellywatts]

I noticed that someone had posted about overfeeding and it got me thinking about my snake and whether or not I am underfeeding.
He is a 2.5 year old Diamond python, 1.5m long. He nearly always looks hungry but I have been told that is a common trait for diamonds. He has 1 adult rat every 4 weeks, sometimes 3 weeks. I sometimes give him a med adult, sometimes a large adult. I try to mix things up a little bit to make it a bit more like the wild. What do you think? He looks healthy, has always shed well etc. I was told by the person that I got him off not to feed too often as people often get them too overweight.

[rebeccalg]

I have a 4 year old diamond. She gets an adult rat once a week, sometimes I will make her wait two weeks. I tend to feed her the day after she starts looking for food. Last week she had a really really big rat, which will last her through the brumation period. I've started reducing her light levels and she isn't looking for food.

[MatE]

If he looks healthy he probably is.I usally feed my diamonds every 2-3 weeks,but instead of giving them one big rat i give them two smaller ones as they have a lower fat content than the big adult rat.My diamonds are 7ft + long.As a rule jsut give him something that makes a nice size lump in his belly.

Cheers MatE.