How often do you feed?

[psyon]

guidofatherof5, are you permitted to keep brown snakes in Iowa? All native species except the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) are protected in the state, and may not be possessed without a permit.

[ConcinusMan]

I feed amy (born about a year ago?) at least every other day and sometimes give her a 3 day fast but she's very young and growing fast and gets fed pinky parts and a little bit of silversides meat. Takes her a week to eat a pinky mouse.

When she gets big enough to eat a whole pinky, I'll be cutting it back to twice a week, maybe 3. IF I was feeding her worms and fish only, I'd keep feeding her every other day.

[infernalis]

I feed my Dekayi snake every second day, he gets a half large worm. But he still begs and pleads for more and then sulks when he doesn't get it. I'm worried that maybe I'm underfeeding him and should be feeding him every day, or is this just a ploy from him to get more food from me?

I feel like I'm starving the little guy with the show he puts on!

I see that this is kinda old, every other day is fine.

perfect for a Dekayi, they digest fast.

[ConcinusMan]

Don't fall for the "I'm starving, need more!" act. A slight but noticeable buldge is plenty. Overstuffing at one sitting can be harmful.