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How do you decided when they need more food?
For a couple of months I have been feeding my yearlings on a 10-15% body weight every 6-7 days diet. It's been working out pretty well, but I've noticed that my grey rat snake seems to be getting hungrier as of late. His general approach to prey has been more aggressive and he digests a meal within about a day. Shortly there after, he is out prowling his cage multiple times a day. He's growing well and he's very active, so he's also very lean and muscular. As such, I've been thinking about feeding him a little more often.
I don't see anything wrong with a snake being fed a maintenance diet, as they will still grow. I'm conscious of the dangers of overfeeding, but I think the added food will be put to good use. So I'm calling upon the more experienced keepers for advice. How or when do you decide whether or not a snake should be bumped up to larger or more frequent meals? Is there anything in particular that you look for? Or do you think it's unnecessary?
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