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OLG2011
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 14/04/2011 : 16:23:25
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I've taken on a corn snake which a friend of mine bred, and had quite a successful first year breeding from her female, the only thing is a few of the snakes stayed with her, and the rest went off to the owner of the male which she bred with, Now in comparison in size of the one i have to one she kept its around half the size  I know he hasen't eaten for nearly a month so i'm going to try him tonight and hopefully he'll eat, so was just wondering if anyone had any tips on helping try build him up? He's active enough just was abit worried about the irregular eating.
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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OLG2011
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 16:54:09
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Here's a pic i took earlier, he's measuring about 13 inches, but is half the thickness of the others? |
Edited by - OLG2011 on 14/04/2011 16:56:26 |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 17:00:12
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| Romeo is 15 inches and very slim. He eats fine though. Weighs 10 grams. I was wondering about him too as he does seem very slim. But I dunno if it depends on the snake. Perhaps Romeo is just gonna be a slim snake? Hopefully someone with more experience can help you though. Romeo is my 1st snake. xxx |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 18:53:51
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| The snake will not grow as big as quickly as the other one if that is a good regular feeder. I have 4 youngsters two 8 month olds and two now in their 6 month. The two 8 month olds weigh over 60g and over 2ft long. The two 6 month olds are only 10g and maybe 12" long at a push. This is purely because they did not feed straight away when hatched and not on a regular bases. What is your set up like for the snake you are concerned about? Temps? Substrate? viv or Faun size? How often are you trying to feed it and what size item? |
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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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 19:27:44
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| make sure your husbandry is correct, and i'd personally feed him 2 smaller prey items every 5 days |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2011 : 21:42:37
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Originally posted by gingerpony
i'd personally feed him 2 smaller prey items every 5 days
follow that and he'll be growing nicely no problem
honestly I wouldn't stress too much about his size being smaller than the others - some are just slower to get the hang of the eating-on-a-regular-basis thing, he'll get the hang of it soon enough |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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OLG2011
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/04/2011 : 09:42:42
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| Thanks for the replies :) I've only had him a few days and he ate a pinkie last night, so next time I'll try him with two and see how we get on. |
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10month too small?
