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25-Sep-05, 08:35 PM
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can someone define what power feeding is ? is feeding once a week power feeding ? |
25-Sep-05, 08:48 PM
|  | Roadkill Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Western Sydney Age/Gender: 25  | | | | In my opinion, definately not. I would say feeding 2-3 rodents every 2-3 days would be power feeding. Just my opinion though..
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25-Sep-05, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by nathanbrisvegas can someone define what power feeding is ? is feeding once a week power feeding ? | it's been done
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25-Sep-05, 09:54 PM
| | | | Don't power feed its bad....... u end up with a big snake with a small head. |
25-Sep-05, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Z@C Don't power feed its bad....... u end up with a big snake with a small head. | thats right dont do it
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27-Sep-05, 05:50 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-05 Location: Brisbane | | | | its bad but what nathanbrisvegas is trying to find out is what it is, twice a week or once a week or 5 times in 2 weeks, Id like 2 know aswell |
27-Sep-05, 06:19 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Sep-05 Location: brisneyland | | | yer what he said i know it is bad but what is considered power feeding IS FEEDING ONCE A WEEK POWER FEEDING ? could someone please answer thanks to you guys who answered to this but thats really the main question 
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27-Sep-05, 06:22 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | Feeding a hatchling a pinkie once a week is not powerfeeding.
Feeding a large adult animal 3 large rabbits a week is powerfeeding.
You have to be more specific with your question if you want a more specific answer. :wink:
In addition to this, if you'd like more definitions of what 'powerfeeding' actually is I suggest you do a search on google.
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27-Sep-05, 06:23 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | No it isnt, it's seen as the standard feeding regieme.
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27-Sep-05, 06:29 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Sydney | | | | From what I have been told from some large breeders, who feed there animals every 4-5 days, that is fine. I feed every 5-6 days and usually 2 at a time but smaller size mice that 1 larger one. if they eat it then good, if there not interested try again another 5 days. All my snakes seem healthy and none have a large head for there body. |
27-Sep-05, 07:00 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | This debate has been going, and will go on forever. Unless I'm mistaken there is absolutely no evidence to suggest feeding growing reptiles what we would perceive as an excessive amount of food in order to attain optimum growth has any long lasting effect on the reptiles health. Overweight/obese adults is a totally different story.
In the wild there are boom and bust years and most of our wildlife is accustomed to take advantage of the boom seasons.
Say a baby snake hatched in a good season with unlimited food available I'm sure it would eat itself silly. The driving factor of any wild animal, from the second it is born is to survive to adulthood and reproduce. If a snake can take advantage of a few good seasons and reach this goal sooner than normal then of course it will do just that. | |
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