Welllllllllllllll it's not an MBK.............

[Minkness]

And all of that, while probably true, is different for individual snakes. Colubrids naturally have a higher metabolism, so require more regular feeding, where as a large boa or burmese can, and should go longer. That's why some snakes like indigos and cribos require ALOT more food, more often, than ither colubrids. They are in the family, but need, and thus produce more.

There is nothing really 'wrong' with maintenance feeding at any age really. That's the great thing about reptiles. Even a meal knce a monthwont starve most snakes. (But it will others).

So, feed weekly, or bi-weekly as you choose. Though I will believe that most will encourage you to feed weekly. =)

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Minkness

And all of that, while probably true, is different for individual snakes. Colubrids naturally have a higher metabolism, so require more regular feeding, where as a large boa or burmese can, and should go longer. That's why some snakes like indigos and cribos require ALOT more food, more often, than ither colubrids. They are in the family, but need, and thus produce more.

There is nothing really 'wrong' with maintenance feeding at any age really. That's the great thing about reptiles. Even a meal knce a monthwont starve most snakes. (But it will others).

So, feed weekly, or bi-weekly as you choose. Though I will believe that most will encourage you to feed weekly. =)

Generally, kingsnakes and milksnakes have fairly slow metabolisms. Even corn snakes are often recommended to feed every 2 weeks as adults. The only exceptions I can think of are garter snakes, and maybe indigoes. As far as more well-known species go. I'm sure random lesser-known species like wolf snakes or file snakes or something could be exempt as well.

Other than my retic and eastern garter, none of my snakes regularly show signs of being "hungry." My ball python does, but it's usually after a feeding strike, and doesn't last long. Most of my snakes react to food like "oh, food ok" and take them with little to no drama. Only my garters, retic, and rainbow boa are fed weekly. My adult ball python and 6 month BCI are fed every 2 weeks, and my adult BCI is fed every 5 weeks. Even after I fast my BCI, he doesn't act a discernible amount more excited about food than he does when I'm feeding him regularly.