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| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 19:56:24
if your corn snake is over weight i gave my 2 year old 2 small mice but on monday gave him to medium mice an i will do that every monday is that to much?? Thanks for any advise  |
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| angelsue |
Posted - 19/11/2009 : 16:22:54
lol thank you for your replies. Told him hes only having one mouse from now on lol thank you for the advise. when i weighed him i put a teatowel in the took it back to nought then wrapped him in that and it worked a treat |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 19/11/2009 : 08:53:45
A 400g male would be fine feeding every 10-14 days. |
| Kellog |
Posted - 19/11/2009 : 05:16:21
quote:
Originally posted by angelsue
no not yet to be honest i havent got great scales but how would i get him to sit still lol
I know you managed to weigh him but an accurate way is to weigh a shoe box. Put him in it and weigh it. Then subtract weight of box.
A corn is an opportunist feeder, in the wild they would eat and eat as much as they can cos they wouldnt know when their next meal was coming...so it is up to us to regulate their food cos we know we will be feeding them in a few days time even if they dont!
As HannahB says, he shouldnt bite you unless you annoy him or have mouse scent on your hands, so please dont feel you have to keep him stuffed so he wont feed on you! 
xxx |
| HannahB |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 21:57:35
hes not likely to bite you unless you seriously annoy him or go near him with mousey scent on your hands
1 medium every 7ish days should be fine |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 21:49:48
You can just about see the white i am talking about on the pic i have put up if anyone can look an let me know x |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 21:46:55
quote:
Originally posted by HannahB
when hes relaxed can you see the skin between his scales? if you can then hes overweight
i think two medium mice every week is slightly too much, i think you would be ok with 1 large one every 7days
I think i can see like a whitish look between his scales so i might put him down to the one medium mouse a week then... i just always thought if he is having 2 he will be full enough to not want to bite me lol |
| HannahB |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 21:32:17
when hes relaxed can you see the skin between his scales? if you can then hes overweight
i think two medium mice every week is slightly too much, i think you would be ok with 1 large one every 7days |
| n/a |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 21:28:21
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51691 |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 21:16:29
So is this about the right weight for him ? |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 20:23:04
have just put pics up if you want to see |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 20:22:32
Done it lol he is only just under 400g x |
| n/a |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 20:19:41
cool :)
if in doubt take a pic of him and someone on here can look at him and let you know!
x |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 20:18:50
lol i will go and get him now and have a go x |
| n/a |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 20:17:26
not weighed mine yet as they are hatchlings, would you be able to put him on and get a quick reading?
never know he might behave! lol
x |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 20:06:27
no not yet to be honest i havent got great scales but how would i get him to sit still lol |
| n/a |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 19:58:30
have you weighed him?
x |
| angelsue |
Posted - 18/11/2009 : 19:57:31
Sorry not sur if i have posted in the wrong place new to the site  |
