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Old 04-09-2006, 11:57 AM   #2
Lennycorn
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Originally Posted by Albino Billy
Billy is 4 feet long and I fed him two rat pups last Wed. and Thurs. (One Wed and the other early Thursday morning) He pooped yesterday and today. Is that normal? How often are they supposed to go potty?

*Note* The only reason I fed him that way is because he was actually found in a parking lot and I didn't know how hungry he was and he wouldn't take the small rat I offered. I fed him one rat pup and he greedily ate it up. I offered him the other, larger one the next morning just to see if he might still be hungry and he ate that one faster than the other one. Now I will go to a mouse once a week...

I just was wondering about his poop and how often he will go. Did he do two because he ate two rats?
To be honest, I don't know what's normal for your snake, I don't believe there is a normal cycle down to a "day". It all vary's with the genetic of the snake and the feeding schedule and such. So what I do is to keep a chart and note what I see and do, poop, feeding, shedding etc. Then you'll start to figure all that out.
Just so you know that corn snake are opportunists eater so they will eat anytime. What I suggest is feeding it an food item that is no greater than 1 1/2 times of the snakes girth, and just to feed on one day not two day.
Consitering the snake was on his on for a bit make it more of an opportunist eater. I would think.

Good luck and post a picture on the snake.