KSB feeding question

[DClark747]

I recently bought a baby KSB. I haven't had the chance to weigh him yet, but he's around 8 inches long. I fed him for the first time on Wednesday, and he ate no problem. This morning, he was "stalking" or, in ambush mode rather. I've never owned a KSB before. Does this mean that he might still be hungry? I fed him a pinky on Wednesday. Should I try feeding him again?

[CK SandBoas]

I would feed your new baby Kenyan once every 5 days or so. I have a young female snow around the size of your new one, and she is eating 2 pinkies every 5 days, which fills her up quite well. On the next feeding, i would see if it will take 2 pinkies.

[DClark747]

I fed Arklay again today, and he seemed to really enjoy it. Our rat snake will only eat when hungry, is it the same with Kenyans?

[Starbuck]

No. Many snakes would eat as often as you offered food; my kingsnakes included. They evolved to be opportunistic, as in the wild they have to take advantage of any meal that comes along. In captivity, this can lead to obese animals; because they arent having to search out their prey, and the prey we feed is often more nutritionally dense (in top shape, fat) that a wild equivalent.

You should only feed your baby KSB once every 5-7 days, depending on what size prey you are feeding. Once it is an adult, you should feed it once every 7-10 days. Eating very frequntly isnt very good for the snake, ideally they should have some 'off days' to digest the previous prey item.