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Old 11-25-15, 08:13 PM   #1
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Hi.I have a 13 gram Kingsnake. I use the Munson's feeding chart, and he is fed a 3 gram pinky every 4 days. Is this more than enough food? Thanks.
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Old 11-25-15, 10:22 PM   #2
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Re: Am I overfeeding him?

That's a pretty decent sized meal for him. If you're going to feed him that large of a meal I'd say feed him every 6-7 days. Every 4 days is a little much IMO and I feed my snakes pretty liberally.
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That's a pretty decent sized meal for him. If you're going to feed him that large of a meal I'd say feed him every 6-7 days. Every 4 days is a little much IMO and I feed my snakes pretty liberally.
Agreed. A lot of people have a tendency to over feed captive snakes.
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Old 11-26-15, 03:42 PM   #4
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Once a week for that boy please. Fat snakes are not healthy snakes!!!
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Old 11-26-15, 03:58 PM   #5
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Thank you! I have moved his feeding day to Friday.
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