Weighing Feeders

New here, only my 2nd post!

I recently started weighing some of my frozen feeders and was amazed at how much difference there was. It seems like weight is more important than if they are called a fuzzy, hopper, etc. Also some pet stores sometimes don't have them labeled correctly. I fed a 12 gram hopper last week and the hopper this week was only 6 grams. I also started weighing our three corn snakes. Here is our weights and feeder weights from last week.

266 gram corn, a huge 44 gram adult which is twice the normal for this snake.
74 gram corn, a 12 gram hopper which is its largest so far.
22 gram corn, a 6 gram fuzzy , also its largest so far.

Trying now to decide whether to cool them down for the Winter or keep feeding! :shrugs:

Keep feeding if there are no breeding plans... why stop the feeding/growing process when theres no need to?

Do NOT Cool down the 22 gram, and 74 gram. I wouldnt even cool the 266 gram down unless you had breeding plans.

Ryan

On a side note, Great to see another Missourian on the board, where you located?

Ryan

Thanks to both of you for the advice!

Fenderplayer108 (Ryan),

We live in Linn Creek and do quite a lot of herping. Only for pics and video and to get county records. We have been to snake road in Illinois the last two years so we consider ourselves serious herpers to say the least. I have seen you over at fieldherpforum and I just signed up a few weeks ago.

We got our first corn last April and two more last September. My sons talked me into buying them a $10 snow corn at a reptile show. After a couple frustrating weeks it finally fed and has done great since. A learning experience for sure! Since we do so much herping it is nice to have some corns to keep in captivity.

Gary

Gary2sons said:

Thanks to both of you for the advice!

Fenderplayer108 (Ryan),

We live in Linn Creek and do quite a lot of herping. Only for pics and video and to get county records. We have been to snake road in Illinois the last two years so we consider ourselves serious herpers to say the least. I have seen you over at fieldherpforum and I just signed up a few weeks ago.

We got our first corn last April and two more last September. My sons talked me into buying them a $10 snow corn at a reptile show. After a couple frustrating weeks it finally fed and has done great since. A learning experience for sure! Since we do so much herping it is nice to have some corns to keep in captivity.

Gary

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Alright, welcome to the board! I have talked to you before. Enjoy it over here!

Ryan

I breed my own mice and feed by weight rather than size/type, makes it easier to ensure I have the proper size, and to gradually increase feeder size for my snakes.

I vacuum seal them and label them by weight, so I can always easily find the exact size in the freezer. Also makes it easier to keep inventory and keep track of what size I need to let them grow to before euthanizing and freezing them.