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10-09-2006, 08:27 PM
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New corn feeding ques?
I just got my 1st snake, a corn..its about 4 months old..They told me to feed it 2 pinkies and whenever it poops give it 2 more and that is how to feed it..is that power feeding?...he said he eats 4 pinks a week..is that alot?..so i have been feeding him 2x a week but one pink..what is the correct way to feed a corn?
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10-09-2006, 09:26 PM
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Wow, thats a very large amount to be feeding a corn snake. How big is it? 4 Pinks a week is waay to much.
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10-09-2006, 09:32 PM
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its about 13 inches..should I just give it 2 pinks at the same time once a week??
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10-09-2006, 09:33 PM
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13 inches you would be safe giving it 1 pink every 5-7 days. Make sure you dont handle the snake for atleast 48 hours after the feeding to avoid regurge problems.
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10-09-2006, 09:36 PM
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ok..and at what size do they go up to the next size like 2 pinks or fuzzy mice?
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10-09-2006, 09:51 PM
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The snake's max width is what you should be feeding it.
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10-09-2006, 10:02 PM
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Feeding a young snake heavily isnt always bad for it.
A baby snakes most aggressive growth is in the first few months of its life, for obvious reasons it must grow past the easy prey stage as quickly as possible.
I imagine a baby snake in the wild would eat at every chance, and would suffer no ill effects from it.
If you dont keep the snake too warm, and it gets plenty of excercise, then two small meals a week for the first 6 months should not have any negative impact.
once it reaches 6 months or it moves up to fuzzies you shold slow it down.
You dont HAVE to feed them that much, but dont worry about driving the animal to an early grave because it ate 2 times a week the first few months of its life.
Colubrids have higher metabolisms and by their nature eat more than a boa or python will.
it wont hurt it as long as you slow it down after a certain point.
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10-09-2006, 10:06 PM
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ok..u said dont keep the snake too warm??in the basking light the temp is 85-87..in the air..i dont know the actual mulch temp..and the cooler side stays at 75..but it buried himself all day so and I find him on both sides...are those good temps??
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