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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:21:06

I bought some pinkies for my recently hatched Hatchlings a few days ago and i chose the smallest ones but they still look too big, any suggestions on what i could do?

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:27:03

TBH they should be fine if they are small pinks. you could try the thick part of a rat tail chopped to length. (you would have to buy alot of adult rats though lol)

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:29:03

eeewwwwww i can deal with frozen rodents that i just defrost n dangle, job done but chopping up a big yucky tail, omg im squirmimg just thinking about it

lol
think thats a job for my bf lol

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:30:54

you shouldnt need to though unless the babies are runts ?

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:32:32

what does that mean?
i know you usually get 1 runt with cats n dogs but not sure with snakes

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:36:16

like tiny hatchlings not very long in length & overall smaller.

I guess it's hard to tell if you have nothing to compare to sorry.

I think you will be surprised at what a baby corn snake can handle if you're worried about the size of the pinkys.

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Blackecho
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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:39:39

As MM says, I'm sure they'll be fine.

www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum

Location: Rotherham

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:41:45

they're about the thicknest of a pencil at they're thickest part but they're necks seem soo teeny. I'll try feeding tomorrow thanx

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Posted - 20/08/2008 : 23:48:14

That will stretch & the shape of the baby will not be dis-similar to an adult if you have a look at body shape. The baby has a larger head in proportion to it body though. (or is it an adult has a smaller head lol). Anyway, the neck of an adult corn, just behind the head is thinner than the middle of the snake. They eat adult mice ok.

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saddleninja
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Posted - 21/08/2008 : 08:58:40

try it, they should be fine

1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals

1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa

Ell
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/08/2008 : 11:31:55

Yeah, Dusk was like a shoelace when I got him and the pinkies looked huge in comparison but he wolfed them down just fine.

1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
1.0.0 Sable Syrian Hamster - CoCo
0.1.0 Hognose snake - Truffles

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Posted - 21/08/2008 : 16:05:30

thnx everyone i just didnt want them to choke ior anything, will let you know how it goes later

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Posted - 21/08/2008 : 17:40:04

they cant choke as they have a 'tube' to breathe through which is designed specifically for when they have whole prey in their mouths & are swallowing.

Otherwise they would all choke to death & would be in the list of 'flanimals' by ricky gervais lol.

matty18714
The Count of Corniness