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tomp33
Egg
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 29/08/2011 : 14:51:21
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Hello,
I have had my corn snake sincs May 17th and she/he was 3 months when I got him. He is not very big but the shop I got him from said to feed him a pinkie a week. I have been feeding him a pinkie every 6-7 days. Is this ok? Should I change it to 5? |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2011 : 14:53:23
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you could feed every 5 days but more often than that isn't recommended as snakes aren't designed to be continually digesting food
or you could try doubling up and feeding 2 pinkies per feed and staying on a weekly schedule |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2011 : 14:54:57
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| having just done the maths Snape will be 6 months old now? i'd definitely up his food intake by one of the 2 methods above, with a view to moving on to fuzzies soon |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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tomp33
Egg
United Kingdom
56 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2011 : 14:59:41
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| Yea, he is nearly 6 months. He is pretty small,which does worry me but he seems okay. |
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tomp33
Egg
United Kingdom
56 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2011 : 15:03:25
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Have been browsing the web and have decided to go for the two pinkies apporach, is this ok because he is still only half an inch width?
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sharon71
Hatchling
United Kingdom
116 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2011 : 15:21:48
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My new corn is about 5 months old and when i bought him was told to up his food to the next size in a month,i offered him 2 pinkies saturday and he had no problems with hardly a bump showing.The guys on the site will be able to help you there is lots of good advice given here
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0.0.1 Carolina (Nobby Knobbs)
0.1.0 cat(Pepsi)
0.0.2 goldfish
0.2.0 kids
1.0.0 husband
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2011 : 18:35:48
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| i started with mine giving 2 pinkies for a couple of feeds and then moved up to fuzzies, you'd be surprised what size prey they can actually manage |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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tomp33
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/08/2011 : 09:15:37
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| Okay, will do that then. |
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Pinkie feeding?
