How often should a one year old 4 foot long retic eat

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by serpentgirl123

I am beginning to wonder if KyleKennedy really wants advice or just to argue/be confrontational. It is obvious to me reading through this and other threads he has started that he doesn't seem to want to take any advice that has been freely given by those who have had more experience taking care of retics and other reptiles. I worry about the health and safety of his animals if what he is posting is true.

You and probably most everyone else in this thread...everything he's said so far has my jaw dropping to the floor, I never thought anyone would think the way he's feeding (and has fed) his animals would be ok.

Sure, one or two big meals like the one he gave his retic is ok, shouldn't hurt it, but it shouldn't be getting meals like that every 7 days. His little 2.5' ball python shouldn't have even gotten one, period, ever. I'd be seriously worried of internal damage popping up in the future, the rat had to be nearly as big as the snake.

[CosmicOwl]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

You and probably most everyone else in this thread...everything he's said so far has my jaw dropping to the floor, I never thought anyone would think the way he's feeding (and has fed) his animals would be ok.

Sure, one or two big meals like the one he gave his retic is ok, shouldn't hurt it, but it shouldn't be getting meals like that every 7 days. His little 2.5' ball python shouldn't have even gotten one, period, ever. I'd be seriously worried of internal damage popping up in the future, the rat had to be nearly as big as the snake.

In another thread said that they used to feed live and had a tazer on hand to stun rats if they started biting their snake.