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Spider
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 29/03/2011 : 12:32:47
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| Does anyone know how much a corn should weigh?, mine is over weight, she is about 5 ft long. Should i just stop feeding her for a while or not so often. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 12:36:24
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| there's no right or wrong weight, what makes you think yours is overweight and how much does it actually weigh? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 12:38:43
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| How much does your corn actually weigh? All corns weigh differently there is no set weight really. Some pictures would help. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 12:39:26
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| GP- You beat me to it. lol |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Spider
Snake Mite
23 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 12:58:59
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| She has got creases down her body and she weighs about 1kg. |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 13:10:04
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| Forget the weight, I've seen healthy 1kg corns. The creases indicate a fatty. You can't stop feeding, you can drop a food size and extend the gaps between feeds. Also swimming if the snake will tolerate the bath or climbing stairs are good excercise, though excercise will more likely increase muscle mass than drop the weight every little helps. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
Edited by - lotabob on 29/03/2011 13:10:34 |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 13:42:21
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1kg is definitely on the porky side.......depending on length of course but it would have to nearing 6ft to be healthy at 1kg
my adult females average agout 500-550g and adult males 750-800g, but be guided by their bodily condition.
does your snake have 'hips'?
does a lot of skin show between the scales either at rest or when the body is bent?
does your snake feel squidgey or muscular?
do the ventral scales (long scales under the belly) curve upwards at the sides?
if you imagine a cross section of your snake is it 'loaf of bread' shape or just round? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 13:43:33
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| and in relation to diet, what are you feeding and how frequently? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 15:09:00
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Originally posted by lotabob
Forget the weight, I've seen healthy 1kg corns.
Where were they? And they must have been well over 5ft!
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11891
Look at this thread, this is my corn just over 5ft weighing at 1200kg at the time and he is now just over 1kg. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 15:27:26
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| my friends normal, was (dead now) just under 6 foot, was massive but not overweight and weighed in at 950 grams give or take. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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jimspook
Egg
77 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 19:17:11
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
quote:
Originally posted by lotabob
Forget the weight, I've seen healthy 1kg corns.
Where were they? And they must have been well over 5ft!
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11891
Look at this thread, this is my corn just over 5ft weighing at 1200kg at the time and he is now just over 1kg.
That is one hell of a snake lol. |
0.1.0 Normal CB09 - Artemis
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2011 : 19:31:23
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Originally posted by lotabob
my friends normal, was (dead now) just under 6 foot, was massive but not overweight and weighed in at 950 grams give or take.
Awww bless it!
Opps Jim I meant 1200g XD
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