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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
 Posted - 26/04/2011 : 15:40:21
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Been having bit of a think today about this and that, as you do, and this got me wondering. In the wild I'm guessing that a corn snake may well not eat every week even when very young and the size of prey would probably vary. Now in captivity we feed every 5-7 days for a youngster and every 7-14 days for adults and we offer the same size food every week until we feel it is able to cope with larger items the move up a size. So would it maybe be better to offer varying size prey items, obviously you wouldn't offer a hatchling an adult mouse, but maybe if your snake is eating smalls you could offer a couple of fuzzies instead. If an adult is eating large mice every 7-14 days maybe stretch it to 3 weeks occasionally. Or maybe offer a small mouse and a fuzzy sometimes or 2 mediums. It all seems a bit regimental, feeding on the same day every week. I'm sure corny in the wild wouldn't look at his calendar and think "oh I have to catch a mouse today and it must be a small one".  |
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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rubberbiscuit
Snake Mite
37 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2011 : 18:34:14
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ah ha, but I bet if you went to the rainforest and offered primitive tribesmen the chance for Dominos 2 for 1 Tuesday every week they would jump at the chance!!
Corn snakes are darned lucky!! |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2011 : 18:56:03
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| thast exactly why i don't feed while they're in blue and don't stress if i don't get enough mice out to defrost, or don't have the 'right' sized mouse.......my feeding is a bit ad hoc = natural |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2011 : 21:21:06
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| I feed mine both rats and mice, far too big, far too small, too long in between feeds, to little time in between feeds, the works. I can never remember which day I last fed my snakes on, but if they are all out staring at me and licking their lips then I head on out to the freezer..... |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 27/04/2011 : 07:34:37
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| My feeding schedule can be a bit hit and miss. Although I keep records for them all, now I have quite a few and they feed on different days I tend to lose track. Size wise, I do go up in size but that is only so that I don't get left with a heap of mice that are too small. Currently I am using up a load of pinks on the hoggies when the records they came with say they were on fuzzies. |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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