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Old 03-24-2018, 03:44 AM   #11
mcnann_fam
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To anyone who knows more about corn snakes (my butter is my first one) is it normal to feed a little over six month old snake a large pinkie once a week? I read somewhere that they're usually on several pinkies to almost a fuzzy by then, but I'm not sure
Ours eats two 1.5g pinkies every 5-6 days and she is between 3-5mths old. I have to find out her exact hatch date this weekend. She isn't quit ready for the single 5g pinkies yet in my opinion.
 
Old 03-24-2018, 09:38 AM   #12
Twolunger
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To anyone who knows more about corn snakes (my butter is my first one) is it normal to feed a little over six month old snake a large pinkie once a week? I read somewhere that they're usually on several pinkies to almost a fuzzy by then, but I'm not sure
You need to check out the Munson feeding plan for corn snakes. A 7 gram corn that's over 5 months old has not grown much. You will have to feed a 2-3 gram pinkie every 4-5 days to get some growth before adding a second pinkie, usually at the 15-16 gram mark. Unfortunately, some breeders keep their hatchlings, or even yearlings, on a maintenance feeding schedule to keep rodent costs down.
 
Old 03-24-2018, 05:28 PM   #13
DandelionDeity
Okay, somehow something was super wrong with my scale. I messaged the breeder and he said something must have been up so I went out and bought a new one and luckily, it seems like he's actually 20g. I'm glad my scale was off and he's actually good and healthy
 
Old 03-24-2018, 06:21 PM   #14
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That was good news. At this stage you can indeed feed two pinkies every 4 or 5 days. At 24-25 grams your corn should be able to take small fuzzies. Good luck and enjoy your butter.
 

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