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PowerFeeding?

MikeSaw23

MikeSaw23

Never Enough!
Well everyone has there own feedings strategies.
Some people feed their snakes 1 time per weeks while some feed their snakes 2-3 times per week.
Some people will try to bulk up their snakes by feeding it every-other day of the week.

Which strategy would you recommend? What are the ups/downs of power feeding?
 
2-3 days? Every other day?
Who the heck does that? The only people that MAYBE feed their snakes every 3 days are people with hatchlings.
An older snake can't digest food quickly enough.
Cons- It will result in a fat snake
Stressful for the snake constantly being fed while it's just trying to digest
Possible (very likely) regurgitations
Pros-
Maybe bulking up a female a bit right before breeding knowing she'll lose a lot of weight (but not for bulking her up just so she reaches the 300g mark, see above)
Having a cool big snake to impress your friends :rolleyes:

PS- Your signature is too long, the Max lines are 4.
 
Corny Noob said:
Having a cool big snake to impress your friends :rolleyes:
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Good enough reason for me... :grin01:

Nah, I wouldn't powerfeed... I don't think...
But anyways, back to the main topic. The Munson Plan is the generally accepted feeding plan for corn snakes. However, to save money, some people will use a maintenence diet for feeding. The snakes aren't fed as often (maybe 7 days at a time) to conserve money for mice. Others use powerfeeding, which can be done for a couple of reasons. One is to buff up a female before and/or after breeding. Another is to make a 'stronger' stock. By overfeeding the hatchlings, you change the growth rates, and make the snake bigger, essentially. This really is only practical at a young age, though, seeing as the snake will grow in length for a bit, but then afer that just get fat. Reason three- just ignorance of proper feeding. And finally, reason four of mine is to con someone into thinking they're getting an older snake or something just dumb like that.

Also, there are people who's snakes just don't fit the Munson plan, and a powerfeeding schedule is what their snake needs or else it will loose weight. This also goes for the maintenence diet, some just need less food or they get fat.

In general though, pros and cons are pretty much as Corny Noob said, perhaps varying with the reason for powerfeeding.
 
Our 3 year old male corn will not eat unless it is 7-10 days post last feed and he has defecated. We go by his behavior/bowels. If he is out searching and has relieved himseplf we feed him. Otherwise he ignores the food and just spends half the night swimming and climbling around his enclosure.

i can't imagime a snake eating every 5 days...or sooner...unless you are feeding it 1/2 the amount twice as often or it is ill or breeding...But what do I know!
 
How on earth can these people feed there snakes every three days/ every other day, What are the pro's of that. For startes surley you would just get loads of regurges putting the snakes health at risk, Secondly fatty deposits again putting snakes health at risk and lastly the best one, A snake that cannot be handled because it is forever digesting food. Oh lets all scrap the munson plan and kill our snakes. Sorry to sound soooo stroppy and I can understand that sometimes there are certain circumtances when this may have to be done for the good of the snake ie breeding etc. But how please tell me can anyone justify this being good for your snake. :sidestep:
 
:-offtopic Please guys I have just re read my above post and I am sorry if I am offending anyone with my thoughts. this is my personal opinion and I really should of worded it better. :eek1:
 
Jillie said:
:-offtopic Please guys I have just re read my above post and I am sorry if I am offending anyone with my thoughts. this is my personal opinion and I really should of worded it better. :eek1:
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Why apologise? There is nothing offensive in what you've written. The 'Munson plan' is too much for some snakes, and is only meant as a general guide.
Only hatchlings on 1g pinks would be fed at 4-5 day intervals, as the prey size increases so do the gaps between feedings. Roy has said that he won't be growing his snakes on so quickly this year, and has incorporated a meal skip to prevent obesity.
No-one on here would recommend power feeding as a good idea, and feeding intervals of every other day :shrugs: no idea where that came from
 
I feed mine mainly according to the munson plan, but I go according to gut-feel and instinct too.

My two bigger guys get fed once a week.
The little ones get fed every 5-6 days. I don't think that more than that is good for them and they are thriving on the current system.
 
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