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Originally Posted by 7legion77
...I bought Kathy Love's book at the pet store which said "we estimate the feeding schedule for a snake to be 1-2 small creatures every 7-14 days"!
With my particular snake, this has proven to be UTTER BS which has led my 3-4 year old snake to being totally overweight. I now feed him a hopper or a young adult every 3-4 weeks with tons of exercise in between.
I conclude that feeding schedules will vary drastically depending on the particular snake you have.
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I've followed the Munson Plan for a few years (which is deemed by some as over feeding) & I have not had any overweight snakes.
Kathy Love's book provides very good information!
I usually wait a few grams over the suggested weight to bump up to the next size prey on the Munson Plan:
The Munson Plan (Sample Feeding Chart): Revised 06/08/08
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-When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 5-6 days. (Snake = 4-15g)
-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 16-23g)
-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 6-7 days. (Snake = 24-30g)
-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 30-50g)
-Hoppers (9-12g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 51-90g)
-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
-Adult (20-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+) See below.
Note: Adult females are fed more frequently than adult males (especially following brumation). Adult females are fed every 7-12 days; adult males are fed every 11-14 days.
This is by no means scientific, and not all corns will cooperate 100% with the schedule. The weight ranges I gave for the prey and snakes are approximate.
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Originally Posted by 7legion77
Another possibility is that the handful of rat pups he has eaten over the years contributed vastly to his overweight.
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That right there is likely what caused your snake to be over weight.
Cornsnakes do not need rats (which are fattier than mice).
Even my largest Cornsnakes, a couple have been 700-900 gram range **and not "fat"** have been fed 1 XL Adult mouse once a week, if female, or every 2-3 weeks, if male.