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john28483
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2013 :  21:25:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My corn is just over 2ft long and weighs 113grams. what size of prey should he be on?? The pet shop says mice fuzzys but i think he should be on bigger. It takes him seconds to eat the fuzzys and doesn't even slighty strech him. any help would be great.

gmac
The Scottish Admin

United Kingdom
5319 Posts

Posted - 11/01/2013 :  21:40:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
he can eat anything upto 1.5x the width of the snake


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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2013 :  21:41:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A corn snake should be fed mice no wider than 1.5 times their widest part. My corn Apollo is about that size and he is eating small mice. As long as it isn't more than 1.5xwider than your corn's widest part then I would try him with a small. Pet shops do have a tendency to underfeed snakes as it keeps them smaller and 'cuter' for sale to customers.

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john28483
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2013 :  21:41:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ok thanks the shop says i am hurting yhe snake and will give him bad digestion .
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gmac
The Scottish Admin

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2013 :  21:43:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
idiots. or to use mikeR word of choice. morons


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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault

United Kingdom
8403 Posts

Posted - 11/01/2013 :  22:16:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by john28483

Ok thanks the shop says i am hurting yhe snake and will give him bad digestion .


pet shops can give out such bad advice some times, really glad for your snakes sake you came here


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