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| mrsgibson |
Posted - 06/06/2011 : 23:03:24
is there any way of telling when your snake is ready for a feed as my new snake (morph is his name)is irregular dont want to waist pinkies ofering him food when not ready
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| mrsgibson |
Posted - 07/06/2011 : 12:17:16
thanx he had his pinkie today so he seems to go 9 days betwen feeds think im just paniking because im new to this lol thanx again |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 07/06/2011 : 10:24:43
As well as all the things mentioned the whole feeding process can be different for individual snakes. Some like to be fed in their 'home' (faun/viv) while other people feed them in a seperate rub. Some like to be covered so nobody can watch them feed. Some prefer to eat at night etc, etc. You could ask the person who you got him from how he was fed. If you choose to feed in his home make sure you put some paper, kitchen roll or similar, on top of his substrate so he won't eat that as well as his pinkie! Good luck.  |
| mrsgibson |
Posted - 07/06/2011 : 10:22:07
thanks again for advice!
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| kdlang |
Posted - 07/06/2011 : 09:54:28
He may still be settling in so I wouldn't worry too much just yet. As lotabob says, double check your set up, in particular your warm end temps. If they are all ok I would just offer a pinkie every 5-7 days. If you offer too often it could just stress him out and put him off feeding even more. |
| mrsgibson |
Posted - 06/06/2011 : 23:33:18
thanx much i will get back to you and let you know how he getts on |
| lotabob |
Posted - 06/06/2011 : 23:30:15
Skipping a meal will do no harm, he is only new so maybe still settling in. Just check over your setup, temps in particular. |
| mrsgibson |
Posted - 06/06/2011 : 23:25:54
he is 7 months and about one and a half feet iv only had him 2 weeks i got him on a tuesday was told too feed him on the friday, i tryed and he just ignored the food but got really active on the sunday so i tryed again and he took the pinkie, so i tryed again this sunday and he refused again he goes over too the pinkie and crawls over it but never ate it but the pet shop owner said he was eating every friday and was a good feeder, is 2 weeks maybe still a settling in stage? how long should we leave him without a feed, should we try every day untill he take something or leave him a week with nothing? |
| eeji |
Posted - 06/06/2011 : 23:17:53
thats a difficult one because cornsnakes are always ready for a feed.
how old/big is he and how irregular? |
| Nicole.x |
Posted - 06/06/2011 : 23:13:56
I feed my 5 month hatching every Sunday, but Saturdays and Sundays she becomes very unsociable - She'll hide and draw her head back every time I even open her rub. And as soon as she has been feed she happy to let me near her and explores the rub a lot...
Can't be sure but I link this to her being hungry ? |
