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Power feeding is very up to interpretation.
Some snakes by nature have ravenous appetites and will eat at every chance that they can.
So is it power feeding when you feed a snake with a naturally high metabolism 2 or more times a week?
I dont think so.
Boas, Pythons yes I think they can be easily overfed.
Many colubrids have very high metabolic rates and do better when fed more often.
For example, a wild pituophis will eat food whenever it encounters it, and given the tendency for pits to inhabit areas with high prey item population density, they may have more than one large meal a week.
In short, it really depends on what type of snake we are talking about here.
I personally dont see anything wrong in wanting to promote steady growth in a snake.
Feeding 3 times a week for the sake of breeding at 18 months, that definately isnt good for many species of snake.
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