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feeding a 5 month corn
- Thread starter scad2k
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Tula_Montage
It's Jager time!
pinkies... for a 5month??? huh
mine are less than that and on fuzzies, and wanting more afterwards lol
mine are less than that and on fuzzies, and wanting more afterwards lol
Roy Munson
New member
The snake's age has nothing to do with prey size or feeding frequency. If a fuzzy is 1.5x the girth of your snake or smaller, bump him up to fuzzies. Feed these to him every six days for five or six feedings, then go to a five day schedule until he's ready for hoppers. Good luck. 
Tula_Montage
It's Jager time!
ok my babies are fat then
Tula_Montage
It's Jager time!
yeah thats what i do silly...
but if a 5month is still as small as a pinkie gurth wise, is that not a little underdeveloped?
but if a 5month is still as small as a pinkie gurth wise, is that not a little underdeveloped?
Roy Munson
New member
Tula_Montage said:ok my babies are fat then
Nope, not necessarily. Most of my '05s were on fuzzies or hoppers at five months. All snakes are different, and it also depends on how well the breeder fed them before you acquired them. Many breeders feed their 'for sale' corn hatchlings fairly conservatively.
Roy Munson
New member
Tell that to the 7g Upper Keys female that was just delivered to me a week and a half ago. She's probably older than five months. So what if she wasn't fed to my specs before I got her; she's my responsibility now. But I can't make up for lost ground by stuffing her with excessively sized food items. I feed her tiny pinks every 3-4 days. She might as well be two weeks old as far as husbandry is concerned. That's why I'm saying that age doesn't matter.Tula_Montage said:
jenkva
Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag
Dean, I was wondering why would you go from a 1 fuzzie/6 days to then 1 fuzzie/5 days? :shrugs:Roy Munson said:The snake's age has nothing to do with prey size or feeding frequency. If a fuzzy is 1.5x the girth of your snake or smaller, bump him up to fuzzies. Feed these to him every six days for five or six feedings, then go to a five day schedule until he's ready for hoppers. Good luck.
I trust what you said but I have never heard of reducing the amount of days with the same size food item... please, enlighten me!
Roy Munson
New member
jenkva said:Dean, I was wondering why would you go from a 1 fuzzie/6 days to then 1 fuzzie/5 days? :shrugs:
I trust what you said but I have never heard of reducing the amount of days with the same size food item... please, enlighten me!
When they first start on fuzzies, the fuzzies are large relative to the snake's size. They need a full six days to digest. After being on fuzzies for awhile, the fuzzies are smaller relative to the snake's size, and feeding frequency can be increased a little. When they start on hoppers, it's back to a six day schedule until the hopper size is smaller relative to the snake's size... and so on.
jenkva
Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag
hehe, I knew I could count on you to explain it to me...Roy Munson said:When they first start on fuzzies, the fuzzies are large relative to the snake's size. They need a full six days to digest. After being on fuzzies for awhile, the fuzzies are smaller relative to the snake's size, and feeding frequency can be increased a little. When they start on hoppers, it's back to a six day schedule until the hopper size is smaller relative to the snake's size... and so on.
When on hoppers, wouldn't you rather go 6-7 days rather than 5-6 days for fuzzies? For adults mice it would be 7-10, right?
I just want to make sure as my growing Freya is on 2 fuzzies / 6 days at the moment.
Roy Munson
New member
Nope. I don't do 7 day schedules until they're on adults. I'm not saying you have to follow my schedules, or that my schedules are even better than others, I'm just describing what I do. Once they're on adults, 7-14 days is fine depending on the nutritional requirements of the snake.jenkva said:hehe, I knew I could count on you to explain it to me...
When on hoppers, wouldn't you rather go 6-7 days rather than 5-6 days for fuzzies? For adults mice it would be 7-10, right?
I just want to make sure as my growing Freya is on 2 fuzzies / 6 days at the moment.
BeckyG
Making it up as I go
Roy Munson said:The snake's age has nothing to do with prey size or feeding frequency. If a fuzzy is 1.5x the girth of your snake or smaller, bump him up to fuzzies. Feed these to him every six days for five or six feedings, then go to a five day schedule until he's ready for hoppers. Good luck.
I couldn't agree more, age has nothing to do with it. I have an 8 month old still on pinkies. I tried to bump her up to two, and she regurged. I've only had her a month, and I suspect she wasn't fed as often as I would have fed her.
scad2k
New member
My corn has had 2 pinkys now for last 2 weeks in each sitting.
last week i noticed there wasnt any bump or sign that he had eaten and after a about 6 hours he would be out and about his viv.
today he was sniffing about still seeming to look for more so after he had his 2nd pinky today i tried a 3rd pinky and he gobbled it down.
so far he is doin fine.
I have 3 pinkys and 2 fuzzys in the freezer waiting so next feed ill see if he finishes of the pinkys and then bump him up to fuzzys there after.
Heres a video of him feeding today.what do ya reckon.u can judge his size to the pinky ruffly.
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/scad2k/?action=view¤t=SV200189-1.flv
last week i noticed there wasnt any bump or sign that he had eaten and after a about 6 hours he would be out and about his viv.
today he was sniffing about still seeming to look for more so after he had his 2nd pinky today i tried a 3rd pinky and he gobbled it down.
so far he is doin fine.
I have 3 pinkys and 2 fuzzys in the freezer waiting so next feed ill see if he finishes of the pinkys and then bump him up to fuzzys there after.
Heres a video of him feeding today.what do ya reckon.u can judge his size to the pinky ruffly.
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/scad2k/?action=view¤t=SV200189-1.flv
Tula_Montage
It's Jager time!
omg hes such a fast eater!
jenkva
Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag
I know I should not follow to the letter the feeding scheduled said by everybody... It is just the case of seeing what my snake needs as I saw different comments as to what is the gap for different food size. I am just trying to get some idea (still as it is always a learning process) of how experienced herp. do it so that I can see/judge/adapt to my little one's hunger/feeding pattern. As Freya is my first one (hopefully not the last) I want to be good to her but not over/under feeding her.Roy Munson said:Nope. I don't do 7 day schedules until they're on adults. I'm not saying you have to follow my schedules, or that my schedules are even better than others, I'm just describing what I do. Once they're on adults, 7-14 days is fine depending on the nutritional requirements of the snake.
I know that I have had her for almost 4 months now (gosh, time goes quick) but I am still learning
Thanks a lot for your advice/comments
aiden_punx
New member
my little one is around about 8months old if i read the tub right. and is still on one pinky every 5days you can see a bump i should be up grading her soon just need to wait for the mice to drop. its impossible to get a supply of frozen here in spain