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NikkiLian
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
 Posted - 20/09/2010 : 01:02:50
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I bought myself a gorgeous Green Spot Snow three weeks ago. The guy in the rep shop told me she was not quite two years old and was feeding on one large mouse every seven days. But other then that he was'nt keen on giving any other information about her. She's not shy in the slightest and seems in good health, the only worry I have is that she has a definite 'pinched' look all down the middle of her body. Is this normal for an active snake or does she need to put on a little weight? If so, whats the safest way to do this?
Thanx in advance  |
0.0.1 Carolina corn~Loki
0.1.0 Snow Corn~Isis
0.0.1 Anery Corn~Midnight
0.0.1 Amel~Medusa
0.0.1 MBK~ Chaos
0.0.1 Royal ~ Sobek
1.2.0 cats~Frosty,Pickle, Ziggy
2.1.0 little monsters ~ Taylor, Kaiden, Leah
1.0.0 understanding husband ~ Craig |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 09:00:10
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if you cross-sectioned it's body would it be 'loaf of bread' shape?
if so then i wouldn't be overly concerned, i try to keep mine on the lean side for the benefit of their own health (not that they're aware of this lol) too many corns are fat and squidgey and are overfed  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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NikkiLian
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 09:32:44
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No she wouldn't be a 'loaf of bread shape' she'd be more 'pointy' at the top (if that makes any sense!)She's quite a nervous eater and I honestly don't think she'd take two mice; it takes ages for her to actually take one! Is there anything else a bit more fatty that I could offer her for a couple of weeks?  |
0.0.1 Carolina corn~Loki
0.1.0 Snow Corn~Isis
0.0.1 Anery Corn~Midnight
0.0.1 Amel~Medusa
0.0.1 MBK~ Chaos
0.0.1 Royal ~ Sobek
1.2.0 cats~Frosty,Pickle, Ziggy
2.1.0 little monsters ~ Taylor, Kaiden, Leah
1.0.0 understanding husband ~ Craig |
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mikeyd_26
Yearling
United Kingdom
716 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 11:45:23
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rats have more fat content but it apparently can be difficult to get them back on mice.
u'd maybe have to use a good sized rat pup tho as the others might be a bit big :] |
   
0.1.0 amel - TaLuLa
0.1.0 anery motley het amel, hypo - Bo
1.0.0 vanishing stripe unknown - Marley
1.0.0 hogg island boa - Iggy
0.1.0 hogg island boa - Luna
0.1.0 royal python - Buttons!
1.0.0 royal python 66% het albino - Steve
0.1.0 leopard gecko - Sheila
millions of beardies! |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
2197 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 12:24:27
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Originally posted by mikeyd_24
rats have more fat content but it apparently can be difficult to get them back on mice.u'd maybe have to use a good sized rat pup tho as the others might be a bit big :]
Not always the case my two cornsnakes switch from rats to mice and back with no problems i have not had a problem where they like the rats better then mice or mice better then rats and refuse to feed they always take whats given to them. |
0.0.0 Royal Python Het Pied 100% CB10 - Chaos
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa CB10 - Bow/Mayhem
0.1.0 Cornsnake Amel Het Motley CB10 - Fire
1.0.0 Cornsnake Caramel Het Motley CB09 - Whisky
1.0.0 Cornsnake Snow Het Stripe CB07 - Romeo - R.I.P
1.0.0 Super Golden Labrador Dog CB02 - Bailey
Wish List:
1.2.0 Royal Python - Pastel , Pinstripe , Lesser. |
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mikeyd_26
Yearling
United Kingdom
716 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 12:33:48
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| same here tbh. talula often gets rat pups but has no problem taking mice. I just understand it can be a problem with sum corns?? :] |
0.1.0 amel - TaLuLa
0.1.0 anery motley het amel, hypo - Bo
1.0.0 vanishing stripe unknown - Marley
1.0.0 hogg island boa - Iggy
0.1.0 hogg island boa - Luna
0.1.0 royal python - Buttons!
1.0.0 royal python 66% het albino - Steve
0.1.0 leopard gecko - Sheila
millions of beardies! |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 12:37:30
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| I fed one of mine left over rats to fatten her up a bit, it worked. She does prefer rats more but she doesn't refuse a mouse or anything, just sometimes if she's been sat in there hours with it I have to give it a wiggle lol. |
   
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NikkiLian
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 13:05:34
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| So do you guys suggest that I give her rat pups for a couple of weeks, or maybe rat pup one week and a mouse the next?? She's not severely underweight just think she could do with a bit of 'plumping up'! |
0.0.1 Carolina corn~Loki
0.1.0 Snow Corn~Isis
0.0.1 Anery Corn~Midnight
0.0.1 Amel~Medusa
0.0.1 MBK~ Chaos
0.0.1 Royal ~ Sobek
1.2.0 cats~Frosty,Pickle, Ziggy
2.1.0 little monsters ~ Taylor, Kaiden, Leah
1.0.0 understanding husband ~ Craig |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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NikkiLian
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2010 : 21:17:02
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| I'll try and get a decent pic of her so you can see, unfortunately my camera isnt too good so I'll see what I can do. The guy in the shop isn't very trustworthy so I don't know if he was actually feeding her every 7 days or not. Maybe it's just coz she's a really active snake and she's burning it off quickly, I don't know. Just thought I'd check |
0.0.1 Carolina corn~Loki
0.1.0 Snow Corn~Isis
0.0.1 Anery Corn~Midnight
0.0.1 Amel~Medusa
0.0.1 MBK~ Chaos
0.0.1 Royal ~ Sobek
1.2.0 cats~Frosty,Pickle, Ziggy
2.1.0 little monsters ~ Taylor, Kaiden, Leah
1.0.0 understanding husband ~ Craig |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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NikkiLian
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 21/09/2010 : 09:31:28
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| yeah, thats what I was thinking eeji. I fed her last night and she did the most amazing strike and constrict, scared the life out of me coz my other corn doesn't!! Maybe I'll leave it for a few weeks and see if some regular feeds will do the job. Thanx for the advice everyone. |
0.0.1 Carolina corn~Loki
0.1.0 Snow Corn~Isis
0.0.1 Anery Corn~Midnight
0.0.1 Amel~Medusa
0.0.1 MBK~ Chaos
0.0.1 Royal ~ Sobek
1.2.0 cats~Frosty,Pickle, Ziggy
2.1.0 little monsters ~ Taylor, Kaiden, Leah
1.0.0 understanding husband ~ Craig |
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Skinny snake!
