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Originally Posted by BlackIndigo
You would be amazed what they can eat. Snakes know how much and when to eat. As kings get larger, people tend to feed them the same amount (say 1 mouse a week) and then they find its getting more aggressive and sometimes biting. Typically if it is a "friendly" snake, it's just hungry. My Brooksi eats alot and can easily eat Adult mice. Its a bit larger then yours but could eat, XL. let him (or her) decide.
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Excellent advice!,...and I agree 100%. They have an incredibly fast metabolisms compared to some other colubrids if allowed to properly thermoregulate to digest their meals properly, and I usually feed young growing ones two of whatever they can manage to get down their smallish heads at a time twice a week. As they reach maturity, this can be altered according to their specific needs and what your plans are for them....(e.g. a breeding female, etc...)
To the OP,.......they have voracious appetites and VERY strong neck muscles that can force/compress prey down their necks quite well.
~Doug
This huge male is 68 inches long and almost 4 lbs. Not fat at all either, just lean and LARGE!
A gravid female...NOT obese, just becoming full of eggs!
Merry Christmas everyone!
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