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| Newbie |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 20:42:12
Does shedding affect a cornsnakes bowel movements?! Vin was always very regular with his movements, but since shedding he seems to be pooing twice as much! In his water bowl, which is a new trick for him lol the poohs appear normal and he's extremly lively!
I'm feeding every 5 days currently. Is it possible to feed a pinkie and a 1/2?
So to sum up, 2 questions:
1) Does shedding affect bowel movements?
2) If your corn is running around the day after eating, should he be moved up to 2 pinkies? He's approx 6 months old and 22 inches long
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Posted - 26/03/2011 : 13:59:43
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Originally posted by MrsA82
I've recently moved 2 of mine up to double pinks one of which is teeny tiny she's only 13g but wasn't gaining weight so asked on here what to do. Never thought she would manage 2 bit she has and gained 2g after her first feed  so if she can I'm sure your vin can too. Cause she was so tiny I used to cut all legs off making a pinky sausage lol!!
As for poo soooooooo much more with 2 pinkies one of which was exploded all over the viv wall .....nice!!
Pinkie sausage! What a great idea! I'll definately do that not liking the exploding poo, not so great but I can put up with it for him! Best get used to it if I'm determined to get a slightly larger breed of snake! |
| MrsA82 |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 12:52:39
I've recently moved 2 of mine up to double pinks one of which is teeny tiny she's only 13g but wasn't gaining weight so asked on here what to do. Never thought she would manage 2 bit she has and gained 2g after her first feed so if she can I'm sure your vin can too. Cause she was so tiny I used to cut all legs off making a pinky sausage lol!!
As for poo soooooooo much more with 2 pinkies one of which was exploded all over the viv wall .....nice!!
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| Newbie |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 11:09:59
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Originally posted by gingerpony
but if you go for 2 expect even more poo  lol
True gp! Just wish he'd stop doing it in his water! Maybe he finds it relaxing lol he's due a feed tomorrow night so I'll try to select one normal pinkie and see if i've got any small-ish ones and see how he manages, if he seems to struggle a bit or suddenly seems like he's got too full a tummy I can always downsize again |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 07:07:10
but if you go for 2 expect even more poo lol |
| Newbie |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 21:33:52
Thanks Herriotfan, I was quite tempted to do that, all that's stopped me is a worry he'd regurge, but I'm quite sure he'd manage 2 |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 21:24:06
I'd be inclined to feed him 2 pinkies at each meal until they've all gone then move up a size. I'd go back to feeding every 7 days though. Snakes are opportunist feeders so it's not uncommon for them to appear hungry and looking for more....cunning!
You may find that he poos more because he's exercising more. |
| Newbie |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 21:03:20
I'm currently feeding one pinkie every 5 days, the store I got him from was feeding one pinkie weekly which I tried to carry on, but he seemed starving! So we reduced the time between to 5 days.
He has a small bump, but nothing huge. He just seems so lively straight after eating, he used to hide for 2 days, now he's climbing the rooftops the next morning! |
| a33272 |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 20:57:46
Feeding is size dependant. Judge the food size by snake size and frequency by food size. Does the food now leave a visible lump or not. What are u currently feeding??? |
