Hey guys...
In the boid forums (don't spend much time in the colubrid forums, so this might be the case there as well) I often see people asking if feeding such and such amount of mice/rats in so many days is ok...and sometimes the answer is 'feed them as much as they'll eat'...
If a person 'eats as much as they'll eat', they can become obese, extremely unhealthy and die from a barrage of complications. If you overfeed some fish (like goldfish), they will eat themselves to death. I'm not supposed to overfeed my kitty, because she'll become overweight, leading to complications. I was always told to not overfeed my quarterhorse/halflinger mix because horses can't regurgitate properly if needed. Some of these animals aren't domesticated, like reptiles aren't. Are reptiles instincts more refined, and so they can regulate themselves in what they eat? If not, why is overfeeding not such an issue? What kind of problems does reptile obesity lead to?
Discuss...
"Feed them as much as they'll eat"...
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