Fuzzie for a baby corn? (4 month 10-11g)

[Baller99k]

I have a 4 month corn, he is 10-11 grams...

I normally feed him pinkies, but today the smallest thing I could find was a small fuzzie.

Last week the same thing happened (they said there schedule was off cuz the holidays), and I was worried, so I weighed the fuzzie, and he was 2 grams.

According to the munson thing, I am supposed to feed him 2-3 grams...so I was kinda of confused and surprised.

I fed him the fuzzie, and he struck it, and ate it. It took a little longer than normal, because of the limbs..

So now I am in the same situation, the fuzzie seems about the same as the last one (2g), and worst case is 3 grams...

Does htis sound possible and okay to you all?

Should I go ahead and feed him?

or not risk it and find a pinkie tomor...

 

[pwargcm]

my 5 month old is eatin hoppers. but hes a good size already. its all up to you. if you think he can handle it then he probably can. in the wild he would probably eat it. so you should be good. its just the next baby step up.

 

[Nanci]

My 53 gram corn just switched onto fuzzies. I haven't weighed the mice, but they are about the diameter of the snake at the widest point. El Wray is 9 grams, though, and he is still eating small pinks. The 53 gram corn has to work hard to get down an average, not small, fuzzy. I'd be careful if I were you...You can always carve them up to make the proper size.

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

Chop off the limbs and try it then. If there aren't any little legs to get in the way, you'll probably be alright. Worst case scenario, he spits it out or pukes it up later. Then atleast you'll know what his limit is.

 

[sarcare]

Worst case scenario, he spits it out or pukes it up later. Then atleast you'll know what his limit is.

Regurges are VERY serious--not something you want to risk to see what your snake can handle. Regurges decrease stoumach flora and can lead to death.


A 3g fuzzie is VERY small though, I have pinks that are heavier then that. Does it have much fuzz?

 

[Baller99k]

It didnt have that much fuzz, my snake seemed to take it fine, even faster than the small fuzzie I had to feed him the last time..

They were about 1.5 to 1.7 x the width of petey. However I'd much rather play it safe and give him pinks that are his body width...

My corn in 10-11 grams and the feed was 2-3 grams FYI

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

My little buddy Drake (who is on my neck atm) has a habit of regurging. He was born with a very sensitive stomach. The digestive serum I add to his water, via vet's recommendation, replaces everything (but the food) he loses when he regurges.

I thought everyone went to the vet...?

 

[ComoxCorn]

My little buddy Drake (who is on my neck atm) has a habit of regurging. He was born with a very sensitive stomach. The digestive serum I add to his water, via vet's recommendation, replaces everything (but the food) he loses when he regurges.

I thought everyone went to the vet...?

You seem to not really take regurge too seriously. It is a very serious problem that can lead to the death of a snake. There are methods, as posted in numerous threads here that can help end regurge. Just curious if you would post the name of this "miracle serum" your vet prescribes that replaces everything your snake loses with a regurge.
I wish you and you little buddy Drake well.

 

[reyshells]

Fuzzies are big mice for hatchlings. I think you're talking more along the lines of peach fuzz, which are larger pinkies that have a bit of fuzz on them. I had to feed Somoa a slightly fuzzy pinkie which was just a bit larger than 1.5 her girth. She was fine. It depends on the snake... Just try to stick around the 1.5 size and if the mouse really is only 2 grams it should be fine. :]

 

[jpccusa]

My little buddy Drake (who is on my neck atm) has a habit of regurging. He was born with a very sensitive stomach. The digestive serum I add to his water, via vet's recommendation, replaces everything (but the food) he loses when he regurges.

I thought everyone went to the vet...?

Believe me - if there were a "magical serum," people in this forum would be already recommending it left and right.

My suggestion to you, hiddenhollowherp, is to consider regurgitation as life threatening things, and not a habit. oke: Suggesting it as a way to determine the size of mice the snake can handle is irresponsible, to say the least. :angry01:

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

I'm just going by what my favorite vet tells me. I guess I figured everyone listened to their vet. Apparently not!

 

[ghosthousecorns]

I'm guessing "magical serum" is nutribac. Yes it helps to replace the beneficial digestive flora lost from a regurge. But remember the old "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?" Perfect place to apply this good old rule of thumb.

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

I have to agree with you there, really, I do!
But every so often a situation arises (in my neck of the woods) when you can feed 'em a big meal, or not feed him for a month. The decision is easy for me, really. He hasn't regurged in a few months, so I'd say I must be doing something right. But really, what do I know?

 

[RobbiesCornField]

I'm just going by what my favorite vet tells me. I guess I figured everyone listened to their vet. Apparently not!

Um, we do listen to our vets. THEY are the ones who tell us it's serious, and should not be ignored, or blown off.

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

I'm not sure who decided I'm encouraging snakes to become anorexic, but honestly, it's crap. Regurging is bad. Yes. It's bad. HOWEVER, the chances it's gunna kill him after one feeding are extremely low.. And, look what happened! He didn't regurge! Oh my golly gosh gee!

 

[ghosthousecorns]

But every so often a situation arises (in my neck of the woods) when you can feed 'em a big meal, or not feed him for a month.

Or (hang onto your hat) you can feed it the right size meal every week!!
Honestly even if I was going to be gone for a few weeks or unable to feed all my snakes for any other reason, I would not try to feed a "super size" meal to make up for that.
3H, for your snake that was "born with a sensitive stomach" that sounds to me like it has had several regurges already. Nutribac helps but it is only part of the protocol you need to follow. You also need to wait ten days after that happens and start feeding it Very Small meals. Once it has successfully digested a few small ones you can start trying to bump the size again. Don't push it, or worry about growth, until the regurges have stopped!

 

[Em Wright]

I would really suggest listening to these folks. They know what they're talking about and will not lead you astray. Many own quite a few snakes and have been herping for years. Don't knock experience.

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

d00d. If I have the right sized meal, I'll feed it. Not all of us are wealthy/lucky/living next to Petsmart (obviously not geared towards any one of you strangers) and sometimes for some of us the only food there is big food or little food. Naturally, multiple small meals are favored above one small child..

 

[RobbiesCornField]

d00d. If I have the right sized meal, I'll feed it. Not all of us are wealthy/lucky/living next to Petsmart (obviously not geared towards any one of you strangers) and sometimes for some of us the only food there is big food or little food. Naturally, multiple small meals are favored above one small child..

Dude, I live in a trailer park. Don't talk to me about being wealthy/lucky/living next to pet smart. Some of us care enough about our animals to buy frozen feeders IN ADVANCE to make sure that we always have the appropriate size at hand. Some of us also have found a nice little mom & pop reptile store that gives great deals on feeders. There really is no excuse for you to not use the appropriate sized feeder. Oh, and by the way, you're starting to act like a jerk again, just in case you didn't notice.

 

[hiddenhollowherp]

Go hatch a dragon. (The blue one's my favorite. It'd make a good tattoo.)

I have a thing about freezing mice for 5+ days. I dislike food when it's been frozen for ages, and I'd imagine my snakes have opinions too. I breed my mice, so I know exactly what's been going into them, 'cause that's what's going into my snake. When they're the right size, I freeze 'em, but $h!1 happens, dude! Life doesn't always go perfect (atleast not in my trailer park).