If you are feeding large mice, once a month is probably enough. I feed mine about every two to three weeks, a fuzzy or two, but they are pretty old, and have alot of stored fat, and a slow metabolism. Just watch the weight, though this can be tricky.........because they do tend to pump up with water, and puff up when they are mad, as you already know! Overfeeding is one of the leading causes of death with these guys. It wrecks the liver and kidneys. Also............keeping the cage clean, and the water bowel, will prevent the other most common reason, bacterial infection from a dirty cage. Really...........they are VERY tough once you get them going.
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