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Midge
Hatchling
United Kingdom
203 Posts |
 Posted - 16/01/2012 : 01:04:49
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| Hi just wondering what a healthy weight gain per week is for a young corn? Naboo is nearly 5 months old and last shed 3 week ago was 22inches he's weighing 37g at the minute I've changed his diet from fluffs to 2 pinkies once a week as I was concerned he was getting a bit porky! He's putting on between 1 & 2 grams a week. What is the range of a healthy weight gain? Cheers. |
1.0 CB11 Carolina Corn Snake - Naboo
1.0 CB10 Butter Motley Corn Snake - Rudi
0.1 CB09 Amel het Caramel, Stripe - Zumba
1.0 CB12 Phantom - Bollo
0.1 CB12 Diffused Powder - Rosie
0.1 CB12 Hypo Lavender - Lily |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 07:13:54
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he needs to be back on fluffs if he manage them, they are more nutricious for the snake, as at that age they do put on weight quite quickly 1-2g is quite normal my yearling is on 1small or medium mouse every 7-14 days and puts on at least 5g following each feed and now weighs 150g from the teeny 20g when we bought her home in may.
A good rule to go by is if you can't see a bump after they've fed then the prey is too small (except in adults), the mouse should be no more than 1.5 x the width of the body |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 08:05:21
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| I think it would be impossible for a 5 month old corn to get porky. Keep feeding the fluffs as tordyjo says. |
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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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 17:17:36
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| He sounds fine,and I third whats been said,he needs putting back on fuzzies as they are more nutritious and have more calcium. |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Midge
Hatchling
United Kingdom
203 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2012 : 00:05:29
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| Cheers all, was worried about over feeding but I will go back to fluffs at the next feed on Sunday. |
1.0 CB11 Carolina Corn Snake - Naboo
1.0 CB10 Butter Motley Corn Snake - Rudi
0.1 CB09 Amel het Caramel, Stripe - Zumba
1.0 CB12 Phantom - Bollo
0.1 CB12 Diffused Powder - Rosie
0.1 CB12 Hypo Lavender - Lily |
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yola
Hatchling
United Kingdom
171 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2012 : 15:55:50
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Totally agree with what everyone else has said.
Thing is its a baby, its growing all the time so making its food smaller again is going to make it lose weight and grow slower wich in its self could cause problems I think.
I have 2 5 month olds that I kept on and both have never missed a feed, theve been on fluffs for a while now, they sometimes get a second feed during the week of a large pinki, they put on 2-3grams a week |
With 27 beautiful corns I definitely have snakeitus :-) |
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