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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/04/2013 : 19:07:50
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ok looking for info . my 2 cornsnakes RObin is 6ft 2in and 635g . and no-name is 5ft 3in and 362g . i just got them 1 week ago . they were being fed 1 weaner rat every 4 weeks . what do you think is best . now I have them . increase rat size gradually . or go to large mice every 2 weeks ?
Robin
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 19:38:45
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No name looks fine
Robin might be a little thin, but could be the lighting |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 19:54:02
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| 362g sounds very light for a 5ft snake, Corno is almost that and only just over 3 ft :O I think the standard food size for an adult corn of their lengths would be a large mouse every 10-14 days so that is what I would recommend. Others may disagree though. (Plus that will mean getting them off rats which they may not agree to lol!) |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/04/2013 : 19:59:27
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| I agree with scaly. I think Robin looks a little on the thin side but it is hard to tell from a photo and it looks like there could be some retained shed on no name. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:05:49
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Originally posted by Moppet
I agree with scaly. I think Robin looks a little on the thin side but it is hard to tell from a photo and it looks like there could be some retained shed on no name.
She knows about that, I believe he had a bath today to try and remove it :) |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:25:33
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I think we are crossing a lot of information on your different threads Andria....you have 3 running and I've just commented on your one in the health section! We need to settle on one thread so that all the information is in one place.
One thing I forgot to ask....when you fed them the mice, which I'm assuming were large ones, was there any sign of a bump in their bodies once they'd swallowed?
Xxx
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:44:24
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:45:04
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and yes they were large mice
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 21:16:38
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I would be very tempted to feed No-name weekly if you could see a bump. Normally, by the time a snake is ready to move onto a maintenance diet of a large mouse every 10 days/fortnightly, they are big enough that you don't see a bump. Although I wouldn't feed them again until the set-up is definitely ok....and they are preferably separated. Normally you would leave a new snake for a week to settle in, to get over the stress of the move and get used to its new surroundings, so there isn't an issue with waiting a bit longer before you feed them.
Xxx
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
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info , my snakes little thin or ok ?
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