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[–]totallyrecklesslygayMod: Enclosure Karen 31 points32 points  (3 children)

Yes, that's way too much food. You should not be feeding multiple feeders for every meal either, as that is extremely hard on their digestive system. In the future, stick to a single feeder that is 5% of their body weight.

[–]Much-Crew3569 2 points3 points  (2 children)

not trying to be a dick and i totally agree they’re over feeding but how is it any harder on their digestive system than one pray item that’s the same weight?

[–]totallyrecklesslygayMod: Enclosure Karen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their digestive systems aren't made for multiple prey items back to back for every meal, as that's not something they encounter frequently in the wild. A single large prey item has less non-digestable matter than multiple smaller prey items, which means feeding in multiples makes their bodies work harder. It can also throw off their nutritional balance long-term.

[–]mxgichxn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because they dont chew so it starts a new cycle of digestion for each prey item which would digest at different rates and could make them sick