Feeding frequency

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I have had my beautiful Tanimbar scrub for about 6 weeks now and I have to say, his feeding response impresses me more and more every time. He's now the official garbage-disposal counterpart to my Dumeril's, who never eats. I have never seen a snake go from snuggle-time to feeding-time so fast! It's truly amazing.

The last time I fed him, he stayed in high-octane hunting mode for quite a while after me made mince-meat of his mouse. I took some videos of him because I was intrigued...perhaps I'll work out how to upload them when I'm home later. In any case, as I put the lid back on his enclosure, he kept following my hands, like he was looking for more food. I watched him for awhile, because I'd never seen him behave this way. He lunged halfway across his enclosure, not in a strike, but with just a gaping mouth toward my hand at the top of his cage. It was so funny looking! Eventually, I put a towel over his enclosure because he began to strike devilishly at the glass and I was afraid he'd hurt himself.

He never strikes at me, so I'm sure he was just hoping I'd give him more food. I figured once every 7 days was an appropriate feeding schedule for him (I believe he is a yearling), but he's always so voracious when I feed him. Should I switch to a 5 day schedule, or is he just greedy? I want to be particularly aware of over feeding since he's arboreal and needs to stay lean.