[He gives an understanding nod and a comforting smile. Ah yes. Feeding issues. They'd been quite a problem for him in the past too, (and again now with his 'performance' but that's a different issue).]

There's probably two things that can help with that. Snakes don't eat regularly. Running a digestive system full time takes a lot of energy that cold blooded animals don't necessarily have. So it's best to eat a whole lot all at once. [He pauses putting a bit of extra stress on his words here.] And I mean a lot. You should be just starting to feel uncomfortably full when you stop. Then just don't eat until you actually feel hungry again, which probably won't be for a week or two.

[As for the second thing, he was kind of making an assumption, so it might not be an issue at all. He doesn't want to seem condescending by explaining things she's already figured out.]

And also uh, have you just been eating regular food like you used to?