I had a quick question. I was wondering this for a little while but have always forgotten to ask. When people speak of feeding their corn snakes quickly to build up size, it doesn't mean the snake will grow to a larger size does it? Hmm maybe rephrase that question. Snakes a pretty much predetermined to grow to a certain length and general weight right? Similar to how feeding a child more when he is young will not make him taller as he grows older. Is the only reason to power feed to get to a breedable size as quickly as possible?
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Power feeding?
- Thread starter Skazzle
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Drizzt80
Dakota Corns
Technically that would be the only reason I could see to powerfeed. The problem is in defining what is/isn't powerfeeding! :shrugs: 4 years ago when I first joined this site, 3 and 4 day feeding schedules for hatchlings was frowned upon . . . now it's a 'norm' of sorts.Skazzle said:
And yes, there is a generally a pre-determined length different species of snakes will reach. Obviously there is great variability within that norm, but powerfeeding is not going to cause them to reach beyond that length.
D80
Jcapicy
Veritas Aequitas
feeding
I have a female anery that i got when it was just over a month old and i fed her weekly and just been making sure the food is the appropriate size. and she is growing like a weed and has prolly doubled in length and over tripled in weight in the last 5 months.
Then there is my male who is the same age but i got him at 7 months old and he was on a maintenance diet and not much bigger than a hatchling and a pinky still made a good sized lump. not i have been feeding him pinkies every tues and sat and he is starting to slightly get bigger in the month i have had him but about 1-2 inches and prolly just a little heavier (no scale yet to know for sure).
I have heard stories of people power feeding a snake its whole life and their corns reaching 6 foot or more but i think this is very rare and seems unreasonable.
I see very little benefit in the long run to trying to get a bigger over all snake, but power feeding does seem to have an effect on how fast hatchlings/yearlings get to a breedable size.
I have a female anery that i got when it was just over a month old and i fed her weekly and just been making sure the food is the appropriate size. and she is growing like a weed and has prolly doubled in length and over tripled in weight in the last 5 months.
Then there is my male who is the same age but i got him at 7 months old and he was on a maintenance diet and not much bigger than a hatchling and a pinky still made a good sized lump. not i have been feeding him pinkies every tues and sat and he is starting to slightly get bigger in the month i have had him but about 1-2 inches and prolly just a little heavier (no scale yet to know for sure).
I have heard stories of people power feeding a snake its whole life and their corns reaching 6 foot or more but i think this is very rare and seems unreasonable.
I see very little benefit in the long run to trying to get a bigger over all snake, but power feeding does seem to have an effect on how fast hatchlings/yearlings get to a breedable size.