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I need your opinions please!

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Cursed_Witch

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My corn (Stewie) is actually about 5 months old. He is 15inches ONLY!
SO im really worried he is not growing!
He eats 1 pinkie every 5 days and only had 3 regurges throughout the whole time he was with me.
Im wondering if i should feed him 2 pinkies from now on.
I have attached the pics after his meal so that you can see if he can eat or not, i don't want him to regurge his food.
Another issue is that he is always hiding under the aspen. So im afraid he might get burned from the heat pad. Is there any sings to know?
And he musks more often that i was told they do!

Sorry for the long message and thank you in advance
Paola
 
Attachments didnt work!

This time I uploaded, lets see if it works!

<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b113/Paolitta/Stewie/F.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b113/Paolitta/Stewie/bf5176e5.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
 
I recently bought a 6 month old hatchling that's not even 15 inches.... I think it's quite small cause some others I own are a little older and way bigger, 1 even doubles him. But it came from a breeder I fully trust and the baby already eagerly ate a f/t pink after 3 days with me, so can be considered a good eater. I don't know how often he was fed at the breeder. I think it's just a genetical thing and affected by the feeding schedule of course. Yours seems to be able to have a second pinky, but I think it must be a small one. I think it maybe be switched to feeding every 6 days if you do so. Depends on is appetite too... Just wait for some more opinions too.

Good luck with it, it's a beauty!
 
they'll all vary in growth
i have 6mo old corn that might be 14" if he really stretches himself. i've been feeding him 2 pinks every 7 days since october
 
Does he shed regularly? If he's eating & shedding then I wouldn't worry about it to much. They all have their own pace.

Do you have a thermometer with a probe? If you do & you put the probe on the bottom of the glass viv (like I do) & the temp reads between 82-86 I think your fine. I wouldn't worry about burns because that is the accepted warm end for corns.

If you don't have a thermometer with a probe, get one asap! & if the temp on the bottom on the glass is to hot get a rheostat too! :D
 
Cursed_Witch said:
He eats 1 pinkie every 5 days and only had 3 regurges throughout the whole time he was with me.
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The hatchlings that I have that have regurged more than twice seem to also be the slow growers. The ones that have regurged maybe once or twice, usually due to shed-timing or prey-size bumps, seem to grow at a normal pace. The ones that have never regurged are all fast growers.
 
Regurges are never a good sign. I have had some hatchlings regurge for absolutely no reason at all. They had not been exposed to any other snake to pick up some of the common causes. I gave them a little Benbac and they took right off. Any similar product that is designed to put good bacteria into the gut of horses, cows or any other animal may just do the trick.

There are of course bacteria problems and flageolet problems that can cause occasional regurges and growth rates are not very good. The problems can get worse and eventual death will occur. Temperatures are also very important. I have no idea what type of set up you have, but if the Corn is always trying to get to heat, then this is a sign that something may not be right. You can not have a heat source of 85-90 degrees and the rest of the cage is 50-60 or something like that. I have seen this type of problems with a drastic heat gradient in the winter.
 
Thank you everybody for your answers.

Preita said:
Does he shed regularly? If he's eating & shedding then I wouldn't worry about it to much. They all have their own pace.

Do you have a thermometer with a probe? If you do & you put the probe on the bottom of the glass viv (like I do) & the temp reads between 82-86 I think your fine. I wouldn't worry about burns because that is the accepted warm end for corns.

If you don't have a thermometer with a probe, get one asap! & if the temp on the bottom on the glass is to hot get a rheostat too! :D
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Preita: He recently had a shed, actually the day he had the shed he ate a few hours later. But he did have some trouble taking the shed out so i helped him. This was his second shed with me since the day i got him. I associated the reason he couldnt take his shed out is because i moved his substrate from bark to aspen. I watched him try and fail.
I do have a thermometre with a probe and it reads on top of the aspen about 82 or 83 degrees, at nights it goes down to 78 or 79 or so. But the bottom of the glass would surely be hotter. If i lower it now, he might start spending his time on top of the aspen (thats what he did before, he is weird). I also have a thermostat that controls the temps for me. So far i never had a problem with temps. Just recently, a week before his shed and now 2 weeks after, he has been hiding!

As about his size, i suppose im gona try to feed him 2 pinkies this time and see how things go!
 
Hey Witch,

Haven't see you lately.

Do you remember the 1 1/2 rule??.....Feed the snake something that not greater than 1 1/2 of snake widest point. And Just a hint if you want people to get a better idea of the size of you little guy, throw a coin, stick ruler or you pretty hand in the picture.
Sound like what your planning is OK.
Take care of the little guy, love his color.

Lennycorn.
 
Lennycorn said:
Hey Witch,

Haven't see you lately.

Do you remember the 1 1/2 rule??.....Feed the snake something that not greater than 1 1/2 of snake widest point. And Just a hint if you want people to get a better idea of the size of you little guy, throw a coin, stick ruler or you pretty hand in the picture.
Sound like what your planning is OK.
Take care of the little guy, love his color.

Lennycorn.
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Hey Lenny,
I know i have been away for a while, you know work. But right now things are calming down which means you're gona have to see my username more often whether you like it or not hehehe.
Back to the subject.WEll the reason i posted the question is because i cant decide on the 1 1/2 rule, to me if you look in the pic it already looks big enough...i dont know how he can eat two.
Ill take some more pics of him tonight and stick something next to it! Hopefully it will make sense although there is no lump!
I love his color too, he has changed so much since his last shed. I took so many pics recently, Ill post some soon. Just as an update!

Take care,
Paola (i decided to put my real name)
 
Got the pics

As i was asked by Lenny, i got some pics tonight.

with the coin:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b113/Paolitta/Stewie/DSCF0115.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

with the finger:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b113/Paolitta/Stewie/DSCF0116.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

with the ruler:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b113/Paolitta/Stewie/DSCF0117.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

And an extra one: (The pencil)
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b113/Paolitta/Stewie/DSCF0119.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Maybe this would be of any help
 
I knew I could get a picture of you hand Ha! Ha!. Just having fun.
Yeah, If you feed in the past one pinky and it didn't leave a real noticeable lump and he was "out lookin for more", try two pinky just keep you temps 83-85 for the two day after feeding.
 
I noticed that you said that you took the temperature on top of the aspen. Use the probe & take the temp at the bottom of the tank. :D
 
Lennycorn said:
just keep you temps 83-85 for the two day after feeding.
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I believe you should kepe the warm end up around there all of the time, not just after feeding.

Btw, did you take ambient temp or under the substrate temp? There will be a big difference.
 
The temps i mentioned, i already said, were measured on top of the substrate, i didnt think it's right if i get the temp under the aspen as 85 the top is always much less!
ANd i have the temps always on

Whats making you smile, bibrian?
 
I suggest Nutri-Bac. Kathy Love sells it on her Cornutopia site. Dust the back-end of the prey item with it. It can really settle down some mystery problems...
 
Update

Here is the thing, after i posted this thread, i have been feeding my snake 2 pinkies at every feeding with a 6 days interval!!!! It has been 3 Feedings of 2 Pinkies right now.
Is it time to upgrade him now?? And if yes, what is the next food called?
 
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