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ukglyn
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 05/10/2009 : 19:13:07
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Hi all, great forum for knowledge.
I have a corn who is about 2 years old & around 4 ft, he weighs over 400g, so I have recently moved him up to jumbo mice, now I am wondering should I continue to feed him every 7 days, or move it to every 10?
Thanks for any help recieved.
Glyn |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 20:07:59
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id move it up to every 10 or even longer - jumbo mice are pretty big so you could maybe get away with every 12 days but someone who has big snakes may be able to help you more 
2 years old and 400g?! thats a big snake!!
post some piccies!! |
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ukglyn
Snake Mite
32 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 20:32:57
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quote:
Originally posted by HannahB
id move it up to every 10 or even longer - jumbo mice are pretty big so you could maybe get away with every 12 days but someone who has big snakes may be able to help you more
2 years old and 400g?! thats a big snake!!
post some piccies!!
Ok thanks for the reply, I will prob move up to every 10 days then unless I get any more advice.
I will take some up to date pics & post them up for you in a day or 2. I didnt realise that 400g was big for a 2 year old corn. |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 20:43:12
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it generally takes nearly 3years to get to that sort of size i think..and even then it can still be a while before they hit 400..
but thats only from what ive read so i might be slightly wrong there.. |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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ukglyn
Snake Mite
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Posted - 05/10/2009 : 20:49:39
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quote:
Originally posted by HannahB
it generally takes nearly 3years to get to that sort of size i think..and even then it can still be a while before they hit 400..
but thats only from what ive read so i might be slightly wrong there..
Well funnily enough, I just been thinking about it when i was in the shower, he is an early 07, so he is closer to 3 than he is 2, so you are probably bang on.
Thanks again |
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solid
Hatchling
United Kingdom
428 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 21:23:53
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| solid (the first one in my sig) is less than a year and a half old, he weighs 290g, when he decides to start eating again i dont think it`ll take very long to get to the 400g mark. ocelot is around 1 month younger and is a shade under 200g. depends how you feed them |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/10/2009 : 21:33:21
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| Hi ukglyn. Kellog is nearly 5 yrs old and has just hit the 700g mark. He is about 4 and a half foot long. We feed him 1 large mouse every 10 days. Certainly think you need to lengthen the time between feeds - also means you get more time to handle him between feeds! xxx |
  
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Budaholic
Yearling
United Kingdom
689 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 21:49:04
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| Alice is about the same size and weight as Kellog. She's fed an XL mouse approximately every 10-14 days. This feeding routine has kept her weight pretty constant for the last six months. 675g - 700g ish. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/10/2009 : 21:52:37
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| I would go for every 10 days. |
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Posted - 06/10/2009 : 00:48:21
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| wow thats a big snakey put some pics up for us to see the little chub monster :) |
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