Desert_Rat
05-03-2008, 06:40 PM
I recently acquired 8 corns snakes from a person who fed them about once a month since birth. 6 of the 8 are females and have all been bred and produced eggs. Some are a little larger than others, some are very thin.
All are 5-6 years of age and range from the girth of a dime to a quarter. The spines are visible in all but one of the males.
In your opinion what is the best way to pack on weight quickly? I understand I can not feed them heavily as their little bodies are not conditioned for it.
I breed rats and have been feeding the smallest of the corns newborn rat pinks. I feed them two at a time, and have been every 3-4 days.
Do you think this is too much? Would I be better off feeding a weanling/hopper mouse? I worry about regurgitation.
I am just looking for some good suggestions on packing on weight quickly and safely.
I will probably keep a few of them, and let them live their lives happily on fresh rodents. I will never breed them. The others I will find good caring homes.
Do you think they will grow to their full potential? Or are underfed snakes typically stunted and never return to normal? I sound like a snake noob with all these questions. I actually have a very large collection of boas/pythons but have never dealt with rescues of this calibar. I have treated for mites, RI's, internal parasites. but not snakes that have endured near starvation since they were hatchlings. Thanks
All are 5-6 years of age and range from the girth of a dime to a quarter. The spines are visible in all but one of the males.
In your opinion what is the best way to pack on weight quickly? I understand I can not feed them heavily as their little bodies are not conditioned for it.
I breed rats and have been feeding the smallest of the corns newborn rat pinks. I feed them two at a time, and have been every 3-4 days.
Do you think this is too much? Would I be better off feeding a weanling/hopper mouse? I worry about regurgitation.
I am just looking for some good suggestions on packing on weight quickly and safely.
I will probably keep a few of them, and let them live their lives happily on fresh rodents. I will never breed them. The others I will find good caring homes.
Do you think they will grow to their full potential? Or are underfed snakes typically stunted and never return to normal? I sound like a snake noob with all these questions. I actually have a very large collection of boas/pythons but have never dealt with rescues of this calibar. I have treated for mites, RI's, internal parasites. but not snakes that have endured near starvation since they were hatchlings. Thanks