pinefamily
Very Well-Known Member
Rabbit and quail are leaner than rats.
Pretty sure there was a study undertaken at Sydney uni on power feeding. Not sure if the info is still on this site but it was at one stage.
From memory they found no issues regarding health between those power fed and those not.
So a scientific study carries no weight?
An overweight snake is just as bad healthwise as an overweight human. No question that it is detrimental to the organisms health.
Power feeding doesn't necessarily mean an overweight animal though. If kept in optimum conditions for metabolism and growth then food should be converted to growth not weight.
This will depend on age and maturity.
If an animal is getting fat rather than growing then it shouldn't continue to be fed in the same manner.
There is a difference between feeding the animal too much and feeding it at an optimal level for growth which I thought was the aim of power feeding?
I'm not a power feeder but if the conditions are right and it's not maintained for the animals whole life then I don't have a problem with it.
As stated in another post in the wild
sometimes conditions are equal to what we would term power feeding. They don't last forever though and shouldn't be in captivity either.
As long as the animal is actively growing what harm will it do? Given true seasonal temperature variations is important.
To me keeping an ectotherm at higher than normal temperatures and keeping metabolism elevated is more detrimental and will have more of a bearing on longevity. Live fast, die young.
Sorry Wally what are the obvious health concerns for captive stock?
That looks like something you would find in png or the everglades in Florida nice MoreliaI thought this male was underweight when I first acquired him. His skin felt loose and crinkly. He's since then put on a fair amount of weight and his skin feels smoother, more firm. I was trying to feed him up before brumation. But perhaps he was never underweight at all?
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Hey guys just thought I'd follow up with a pic of the new snake I've just taken on from NPWS through the recent ballot.... he/she is sitting at 7.5Kgs and defintely being put on a diet
I'm assuming it's a very well loved pet hence the size
For context, she/he is about as wide as 1.25L coke bottle, maybe bigger
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