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eats a lot

Remi

Remi

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I have just a quick question, My snow corn eats, a lot. She turned down one meal, when she was in shed, she hide the rats until morning, then ate them. The reptile store I got her from, the owner said said I should feed her larger rats, I think there the wheened size, a little larger then pups.

She normaly eats the day after she uses the bathroom, she gets real activate if a day lapses past her feeding time, is this healthy for her? I'd rather feed her then have her searching all around the cage and poking her nose on the screen. I'm scared that she'll hurt her face or something

This is her eatting the June 24th, she's scheduled to eat again July 1st
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this is how big she is, I've never weighed her though
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Some snake wond eat during a shed cycle. That normal. I try to feed mine anyway.

The snake is poking it nose on the screen looking for an excape route or need to shed,not food. Your snakes looks to be a yearing so..try feeding it once every 7-10 days. The size of the prey seem to be on the large side. I go by the rule of thumb of feeding in an food item that is 1 1/2 time the snake girth.
Give that a try and see if it works for you.
 
yeah as long as ur feeding her the appropriate size and once every six to seven days. and is she just getting near the screen or actually trying to push herself threw it?
 
My 2001 male has been eating rats for a couple of years now, but he weighs in at over 800 grams and he's 5 1/2 foot long. Does it take awhile for her to get a rat down?

How long and how much does your girl weigh? At her age, she should only be eating once a week. You don't want her getting fat, in case you decide you want to breed her, plus its not anymore healthy for them than it is for us.
 
The ones that are about 1.5x her girth don't leave a lump more that 24hrs. I don't think it takes her long to get anything down, her coaling around it (even though its recently dead but warm) and eatting takes no longer then a few mins. I've never timed her though. She'll be 1 in Oct because I got her when she was 5 months (at least that's what I've been told)

The reptile store owner moved her rat size up because she has that dent running along her sides. I thought only malnurished snakes had that. All she's ever eatten is rats, I'm thinking that with these larger once, I'll space out her feedings more, about 10 days.
 
She pushes it. She gets on top of her tree branch and pushes it, I'm getting her a new lid this week because somehow she's made the small dent turn into a small hole. She cant get her head thru it, I'm just scared to cut up her nose and face. She's not bad tempered or anything, she just likes to be everywhere.
 
I would be more concerned with changing the lid. Keeping the snake in a permanent state of digestion will shorten it's life and doesn't solve the real problem. Good luck!
 
If you've got a whole in your screen, you need to replace it. She is looking for a way to escape (not food), and will find it if she can.

DO NOT feed your snake more than 1 1/2 times her girth (middle). That would be dangerous for her. Feed every 7-10 days, no more.

Please read this link.

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28341

BTW, She is a pretty snake.
Cheers.
 
Here are the main points:
They will often want more, but feeding more than this can be dangerous to the health of your snake unless you have adequate temperatures and space for exercise. A rule of thumb regarding the size you feed is that the "lump" from the prey item should be visible for 12 to 24 hours after feeding. If it is not visible during this time, you may need to move up to the next size rodent. If the "lump" is still visible after several days, it might be advisable to reduce the size of the prey. Prey items that are too large can result in regurgitation as the rate of decomposition exceeds the rate of digestion and there isn't room for the swelling meal. It is advisable to feed prekilled or stunned rodents, as there is a slight possibility of damage from the prey during the kill.
 
Thank you all, I'm going to change her from every 7 days to every 9-10 at the most.
 
Okay, I'm reading all these post, ppl are talking about "hips" and exercising the snake in the tub, how do you do that???? And what is this ladder thing???
 
Remi said:
Thank you all, I'm going to change her from every 7 days to every 9-10 at the most.
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Why are you changing to "every 9-10 days at most"? 7 days is better. Its the prey SIZE thats the problem. She doesn't look "fat" so why exercise her beyond normal handling?
 
I wiegh her today and she weighed, .31lb, I think I'm supposed to convert that to grams??

I'll keep her at 7days, her food lump is gone after 24hrs though
 
If google didn't stear me wrong, that's only 141g give or take...
I think the rats are a little overkill....
 
Okay, I was advised to only feed her rats, I know nothing about there size and weight, I was just listening to the reptile store I bought her from. If I were to switch her to smaller rats would that be better in you guys opinion, or should I all together switch her to mice???

Sorry to be such a bother, I just don't want Remi to get fat and get "hips" and become a fat, unhealthy corn.
 
Remi said:
Okay, I was advised to only feed her rats, I know nothing about there size and weight, I was just listening to the reptile store I bought her from. If I were to switch her to smaller rats would that be better in you guys opinion, or should I all together switch her to mice???

Sorry to be such a bother, I just don't want Remi to get fat and get "hips" and become a fat, unhealthy corn.
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One more question, is the munson plan refer to rats or mice, if so, then I want her to lose some weight, because 141grams is a lot for a yearling. I can switch her to small weaned.
 
The Munson plan is referring to mice. At the size of your snake it should be on weaned mice every 7 days. Your snake looks to be a healthy size. Good luck with her continued good health.
 
Remi said:
The ones that are about 1.5x her girth don't leave a lump more that 24hrs. I don't think it takes her long to get anything down, her coaling around it (even though its recently dead but warm) and eatting takes no longer then a few mins. I've never timed her though. She'll be 1 in Oct because I got her when she was 5 months (at least that's what I've been told)

The reptile store owner moved her rat size up because she has that dent running along her sides. I thought only malnurished snakes had that. All she's ever eatten is rats, I'm thinking that with these larger once, I'll space out her feedings more, about 10 days.
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The "dent" running along her sides could be a indication she/he is to thin. That is proably why the reptile shop suggested a larger prey. In the second photo i can see the "spine" running down its length. That also can be a indication the snake is to thin.
Of course i can not tell you what to do and everyone will have there own opinon. If it was me tho i would increase her prey size as recommended and still feed at least once a week.
Here with all the snakes we feed hatchlings every 5 days, then they are nmoved to 6 days and as adults once a week and have no "hips". I think in time we will see perhaps it is a gentic trait that is passed down. Just as we have body shapes predested by our parents, grandparents and ect.
Good luck.....
 
Msterry said:
The "dent" running along her sides could be a indication she/he is to thin. That is proably why the reptile shop suggested a larger prey. In the second photo i can see the "spine" running down its length. That also can be a indication the snake is to thin.
Of course i can not tell you what to do and everyone will have there own opinon. If it was me tho i would increase her prey size as recommended and still feed at least once a week.
Here with all the snakes we feed hatchlings every 5 days, then they are nmoved to 6 days and as adults once a week and have no "hips". I think in time we will see perhaps it is a gentic trait that is passed down. Just as we have body shapes predested by our parents, grandparents and ect.
Good luck.....
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I disagree, her weight is in no way thin.

BTW, pet shops are notorious for not knowing what they are talking about.

Boy, could I tell you some horror stories from different places, like feeding only crickets, cohabbing with a kingsnake (who had the tail of a corn sticking out the end of its mouth,) etc... I've rarely seen a petshop who DOES do a good job with husbandry and advice.
 
Sorry for a double post...
I doubt hips are "genetic". My extra pounds are from overeating the wrong foods and lack of exercise, and corns hips are the same. Unlike people, if corns had some weird rare genetic anomaly which made them fat, then breeders would'nt breed for it.
 
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