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Is My Snake Still Hungry??

KDRGM
01-12-2009, 09:35 AM
hello all happy new year i've not been on for a while :o

I feed my amel female once a week on 1 medium mouse should i up it to 2 every 10 days because 2 days after feeding she out n about, she looks like she hunting. She is about 21 months ( allegedly, wen i bought her they told me she was 18 months) she's about 3foot long and wieghs about 250 grms here's a few pics of her

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/Picture139.jpg

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/Picture137.jpg

I also hav 2 males o7 i got them on 5/4/08 and have been told 1 of them shold be on fuzziezhe about 2 foot long he currently on 2 pinkies a week please help :d



thanx

Kev



P.S. could anybody please tell me the feeding stages as the snakes grow

Saffleur
01-12-2009, 10:04 AM
A solid feeding schedule can be found here...

http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50106

MyLittleGuyCyrus
01-12-2009, 10:21 AM
Hi Kev....this plan (posted above) is what I follow for Cyrus and he seems pretty satisfied by it! Hope it helps!

KDRGM
01-12-2009, 10:39 AM
thanx for the replys, so like for my female if 1 mouse weighs 15 grms i give her 2?

i'm still learnin only had snakes for about nine months i'll giv it a try my female due to be fed tomorrow so i'll let you know if she eats 2 or not :D

thanx again




Kev

MyLittleGuyCyrus
01-12-2009, 10:48 AM
When she hits 16 grams you can give her 2 pinkies that way roughly 3 grams. When she hits 24 grams you can move her up to a small fuzzy that weighs roughly 5-7 grams. Follow the Munson Plan the way it is written....you DO NOTwant a regurge on your hands. Wait until they hit the wait listed.

Keep in mind that the growth between the 16 grams to the 24 grams is crazy fast. I started Cyrus on 2 pinkies just before Christmas and he is about 1 or 2 feedings away from moving up to a small fuzzy!

Just follow the Munson Plan and it takes all the worry and fret out of how to feed your snake!

Good Luck!

danielle
01-12-2009, 10:59 AM
I have been wondering the same with mine so I guess I will weigh him in a few days. Right now last night he ate one pinkie as usual, but for the first time actually came out looking for more. He sniffed the empty container for 30 minutes before retreating so I think he may need a second next time.

MyLittleGuyCyrus
01-12-2009, 11:46 AM
Make sure you weigh her before you up her meal.....you don't want a regurge!

KDRGM
01-12-2009, 02:25 PM
the last time i wieghed my o7(classic "h" amber) (http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/GEDC0031.jpg) he weighed 50 grms about 2 months ago
and the last time i weighed my amel female she wieghed 250+ (http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/Picture137.jpg) :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D


KEV

breakneck
01-12-2009, 02:59 PM
I feed mine (yearling, one is 6 months) every friday before I relax for the weekend.

Easy to remember without looking at a calendar or trying to remember the last time you fed them. They are doing just fine.
Although I don't use a calendar I still write down the date and any other important info like if they shed today. I also clean the water dish and give fresh water every time.

MyLittleGuyCyrus
01-12-2009, 03:33 PM
I apologize Kev.....I thought your post said your snake was 15 grams, but you were refering to the mouse....Sorry!

Anyway, I would weigh them again (especially the one that was 50 grams at last weigh). If he is above 51 grams give him a Hopper (9-12 grams) until he hits 91 grams. Then you can move him up to Weaned (14-20 grams), then just follow the Plan from there. I would follow this pretty strict.

As for the little lady I would go with the Munson Plan too.....1 Adult weighing 20-30 grams. Now, I am a newbie too, but it is my understanding that you need to graduate to the next level of mice due to nutritional value, not just weight.

Hope this helps!

bitsy
01-12-2009, 03:43 PM
Don't be fooled by hunting behaviour. In the wild, they'd usually find more than one mouse at a time and would eat as many as they could. This insures them against not finding food again for a couple of weeks.

In captivity, they don't understand that their next meal is guaranteed, so they will hunt round for more. If you start "feeding on demand", you'll end up with a very tubby Corn!

MyLittleGuyCyrus
01-12-2009, 04:06 PM
Very true.....very tubby or very dead as you'll kill the poor fellas due to regurge. So play it safe and follow the plans outlined by the people on here. Believe me, they know what they say!

KDRGM
01-13-2009, 11:25 AM
Hello again guyz n galz, i hav just wieghed my lil lady n she wieghs 266grams.... she currently on medium mouse wieghing about 15-17 gr each... shud i giv her 2 or...........in future should i get her 1 large mouse/mice? I've not wieghed my boys yet as they not due to be fed until saturday, my big boy is in full blue so i'm hoping he shed before the weekend because i dont like handling them when in blue i'll post more wen i wiegh n feed my boys tc






KEV

bitsy
01-13-2009, 02:09 PM
You need to compare the size of the snake, to the size of the food.

Whilst young, the size of the food item should be about one and a half times wider than the snake's body. It should leave a visible lump in the belly for around 48 hours after swallowing.

If the food item is the same size as the snake's body, or the lump disappears after 24 hours, then you should try going up to the next food size.

Once a Corn is fully grown (at around 3 years old), the largest food item offered should be a large mouse. Some folks offer rats, but I think these have a higher fat content than mice and aren't as suitable for Corns.

MyLittleGuyCyrus
01-13-2009, 08:21 PM
According to The Munson Plan you should up her to 1 large mouse weighing around 20-30 grams every 7 days.

KDRGM
01-15-2009, 04:50 PM
well she didnt eat any of the mice, maybe it was because she was fed 5 days before?? she is now 2 days l8 so i will got get her a large mouse 2morrow and see how she goes?
feed days on saturday for boys bu going to weigh them both 2morrow, my biggest classic(marley) just shed so he's looking as sexy as ever lol and feeling heavier, i eventually got a few pics of my other classic "h"amber (ziggy) (camera-fone)

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/DSC00214.jpg

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/DSC00223.jpg

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/DSC00221.jpg

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/KDRGM/DSC00219.jpg
sorry got a bit carried away with myself :d

t c
KEV

KDRGM
01-18-2009, 05:31 PM
i tried feeding her (Amber 266g) again on feed day but NOPE !! ( 1 large mouse wasted LOL) now she in blue so i'll hav to wait a bit longer to feed her :D

as for the boys well, Marley(58g) had a fuzzie (10 g) he took it but then dropped it and took it butt first... I thought his head was going to explode it took him about 15 minutes to get it down :D:D the lump looked good havent seen him since i fed him, but Ziggy (36g) who had a rat pup (8-9g) was out n about tonight??

i'd like to thank you all for your info and putting me onto "the Munson Plan" because otherwise i would hav been underfeeding my snakes :CRY: thanks again

1 more thing ?? how often do you wiegh your snakes? wot kind of scales do you use?

tc


KEV