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hamlin9
Snake Mite

20 Posts

Posted - 07/10/2013 :  22:57:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Just wondering what size mice my corn should be on, he's around a year old?

SilverWings
Yearling

United Kingdom
740 Posts

Posted - 07/10/2013 :  23:37:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Depends, how big in the snake :p

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Coal
Hatchling

449 Posts

Posted - 08/10/2013 :  07:50:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The general rule is that the mouse should be no wider than 1.5x the width of your snake at his widest point, but should leave a noticeable bump in his body once it's settled into place. For a point of reference, my yearling is on one small a week, but really age isn't a good measure of what a snake should be eating - width is the most important thing. If you could give us his length and weight, and even better a picture of him, we'd be able to help a little more, but really the 1.5x his width thing works well :)

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hamlin9
Snake Mite

20 Posts

Posted - 08/10/2013 :  08:56:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I will get some numbers later today
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hamlin9
Snake Mite

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Posted - 08/10/2013 :  16:41:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not sure on his weight but he is 26in, will try post a pic soon
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5091 Posts

Posted - 09/10/2013 :  11:16:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
What are you feeding at the moment, and how often? At 1 yr my corns were on large fuzzies - one soon moved up but the other grew more slowly so took longer to move up to smalls. As above the food item should be leaving a definite (but not huge) bump, when the bump becomes hardly noticeable it's time to increase the food :)

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