| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Criminal Nails |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:07:59
Hey there!
I bought Discordia a month and a half ago at 11 months of age, and followed the seller's advice to feed her with a pinky every week. I was a little suspicious at first, because when Discordia had swallowed the prey you could hardly tell where it was. So in order to check if she'd want another one I offered her a second pinky. She refused. Now I guess I just was too fast on giving her a second prey.
Then I started looking around here, and it turns out 55cm for an 11months old corn isn't the average. I know all snakes grow at different rates, so that's why I checked my opinion with a snake seller. He confirmed Discordia should be on fluffs now, or at least at two pinkies... every 5 days.
I've been starving my corn, yay! That makes me feel awful bad.
Anyhow, I fed her two pinkies yesterday. She refused the second one again, but ate it eventually when I left her alone. And I decided to also compliment that with some calcium powder.
What's your experience with calcium powder so far? Yay or nay? |
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| Thorne Walker |
Posted - 13/11/2012 : 05:21:23
quote:
Originally posted by Criminal Nails
Well, I think the second link wasn't the right one, so if anyone's interested at the results take a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyXZN25XOZo (starts at 2:10 aprox).
Oops.. copy paste fail... 
but
Maru FTW!
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| Dancross0 |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 17:35:11
Great links there, and the results speak for themselves... |
| Nasicus |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 10:12:23
I wouldn't fret, I have a 15 month old that is barely touching 30g. He's not unhealthy, eats like a pig, but he is just tiny! He eats two fluffs, and there is not a hope in hell of him eating a small, he looks like a stuffed sausage after I feed him lol!
I have a corn exactly the same age as him, who is exactly 100g bigger! |
| Criminal Nails |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 09:12:15
quote:
Originally posted by Thorne Walker
Snakebytes did a feeding experiment... Vitamins did surprisingly well..
Setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4D6KgHSFwM
Results:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbiedguhyvM&feature=fvwrel
The Twinkie diet...
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/life/twinkies-diet-nutrition-prof-loses-27-pounds-eating-junk-food-video-45628.html
OMG those videos are stunning! Well, I think the second link wasn't the right one, so if anyone's interested at the results take a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyXZN25XOZo (starts at 2:10 aprox).
My corn must definitely be on group 4 , the tiniest ones (for now, ha!). I need to upgrade the size of her meals, although apparently all 4 diets were okay. So it seems I wasn't hurting my snake after all. Thanks for that ! :)
And good to know vitamins were helping, as some of you said, it can't hurt! |
| Thorne Walker |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 00:33:56
Snakebytes did a feeding experiment... Vitamins did surprisingly well..
Setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4D6KgHSFwM
Results:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbiedguhyvM&feature=fvwrel
The Twinkie diet...
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/life/twinkies-diet-nutrition-prof-loses-27-pounds-eating-junk-food-video-45628.html |
| Isoldael |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 23:12:35
As long as she's not tent-shaped you shouldn't worried about having starved her :) Not all snakes eat as much as others. |
| Criminal Nails |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 20:37:00
Thanks ^^ I guess it really depends on the snake, but I do feel a little betrayed by that seller. The size of the prey to feed is the only advice I couldn't find in the books I bought, obviously because it's a case by case thing, so I relied on him. Anyhow, I am glad the problem has been pointed out, the sooner the better so I'll be able to solve it :) Let's gradually move on to fluffs!
And yeah, I guess anyhow she's been better fed than in the wild, that comforts me a little! |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:37:30
If you've been feeding her every 5days and she eats as much as she wanted you haven't been starving her so don't feel bad.
Just continue to offer her double pinkies for a few feeds and if she keeps them down then you can go up a size.
I've never used any powder suppliments for my snakes. Like Gmac I consider them to get all the nutrients they need from their mice.
Hope you'll stop feeling bad now... |
| Moppet |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:33:56
Corn snakes do grow at quite different rates anyway, so don't feel too bad. A lot of people who buy snakes are given terrible advice from petshops or sellers. Some people choose to feed their snakes once a week and some people choose to feed them once every 5 days. Snakes wouldn't eat so regularly in the wild, it would be much more random. |
| gmac |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:10:50
never used it, they get enough calcium from the prey. But wont do any harm in using it.
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| Welshlamb |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:10:43
quote:
Originally posted by Criminal Nails
Hey there!
I bought Discordia a month and a half ago at 11 months of age, and followed the seller's advice to feed her with a pinky every week. I was a little suspicious at first, because when Discordia had swallowed the prey you could hardly tell where it was. So in order to check if she'd want another one I offered her a second pinky. She refused. Now I guess I just was too fast on giving her a second prey.
Then I started looking around here, and it turns out 55cm for an 11months old corn isn't the average. I know all snakes grow at different rates, so that's why I checked my opinion with a snake seller. He confirmed Discordia should be on fluffs now, or at least at two pinkies... every 5 days.
I've been starving my corn, yay! That makes me feel awful bad.
Anyhow, I fed her two pinkies yesterday. She refused the second one again, but ate it eventually when I left her alone. And I decided to also compliment that with some calcium powder.
What's your experience with calcium powder so far? Yay or nay?
Wow! Interesting enough I just started a thread as mine is only just 3 months old and has taken a fluff and pinky.
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26967
So I was just as confused as you in regards to what sizes ect. George seems to just eat and hardly any lumps are around. Starting to wonder whether I have got the age wrong. |
