2 of my olives one 8 months old the other 20 months old have had very different feeding programs since hatching. The 8 month old has eaten every 5 days a medium rat the 20 month old came with no records but the breeder said it ate a large mouse or small rat every week. The 20 month old is only a little larger than the 8 month old.
So last week I fed them each a large identical food item. Both were bulging nicely. 4 days later the 8 month old has returned to normal size and the 20 month old still has a slight bulge. Any one else noticed that a python fed large prey items more frequently can digest food more rapidly than one fed small prey items? Amy one with any experiences with this over long periods of time?
Regards.
Ewan
So last week I fed them each a large identical food item. Both were bulging nicely. 4 days later the 8 month old has returned to normal size and the 20 month old still has a slight bulge. Any one else noticed that a python fed large prey items more frequently can digest food more rapidly than one fed small prey items? Amy one with any experiences with this over long periods of time?
Regards.
Ewan