Cornyalbino
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I'm not sure when I'm suppose to get bigger nice for my corn snake. He's about 15inches long and is now eating 4 pinkies. What should I do ?
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Feeding my baby corn snake
- Thread starter Cornyalbino
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If he's eating four pinkies in one sitting, I'd say it's definitely time to get a bigger size for him. Do you have a gram scale that you can use to weigh him?
If you don't, try to pick a mouse size that is 1 - 1.5 times as wide as his widest part. He probably can be eating fuzzies now.
If you don't, try to pick a mouse size that is 1 - 1.5 times as wide as his widest part. He probably can be eating fuzzies now.
Dragonling
Doesn't do "casual"
Hrmm, I have a 6 mo. old that's 18 in. long still on one large pinky per meal. :/ How heavy is your snake? Unless he/she is stubby and chunky, 4 pinks could be too much.
Cornyalbino
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He's pretty small still in diameter.
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MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Do you have a scale? Can you weigh him? That would give us a better indication on his appropriate prey size.
Cornyalbino
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I fed him yesterday so I can't pick him up
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MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Ok, if you have or can get a digital food scale, wait for him to poop, then weigh him.
Are you familiar with the Munson Plan for feeding schedule? It's a guide that can help you figure out what size prey the snake should be eating, based on the weight of the snake.
Are you familiar with the Munson Plan for feeding schedule? It's a guide that can help you figure out what size prey the snake should be eating, based on the weight of the snake.
jagodzinski
New member
If you are not familiar with the Munson plan - here is a thread that discusses it and in one of the first posts has a chart of weight of snake to mouse size to be fed.
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136508
Note that the Munson plan is considered by some to be aggressive (ie. grows snakes quickly). If you want to be more conservative, you can bump up sizes on the outerlimit of the weight range given. For example, if you move up to size X when the snake is 10-14 grams, don't move up at 10 grams, but move up at 14 grams. The nice thing about the Munson plan is it is standardized by weight, which is good because different suppliers sometimes use different names to refer to the same size.
Good luck with your snakey!
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136508
Note that the Munson plan is considered by some to be aggressive (ie. grows snakes quickly). If you want to be more conservative, you can bump up sizes on the outerlimit of the weight range given. For example, if you move up to size X when the snake is 10-14 grams, don't move up at 10 grams, but move up at 14 grams. The nice thing about the Munson plan is it is standardized by weight, which is good because different suppliers sometimes use different names to refer to the same size.
Good luck with your snakey!
DollysMom
It never gets old!
Just want to mention that it doesn't have to be a food scale. I use a digital postal scale set to grams. It didn't handle weighing 2 grams and less very well, which are the tiniest pinkies, but anything larger has been fine. You do need to put the snake in a container so it won't slither off the scale.
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
I have THIS SCALE that has a bowl with it, and I think it weighs up to 11lbs.
DollysMom
It never gets old!
That's a sweet set up. Btw, I only mentioned a non food scale just in case the op already had one on hand. If I didn't already have something on hand I'd invest in the one you linked to.
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Expanding options is good.
I bought this scale a few years ago, and it works great!
I'd recommend getting the AC adapter as well, so it's not just running off batteries.
Karl_Mcknight
Common Sense Holder
Corn snakes are "Opportunistic feeders." They have actually been known to eat so much that they make themselves sick, and some have even died from over eating.
Just because a 15 inch long Corn Snake eats 4 pinkies at a time doesn't mean that he should be. many corn snakes will keep eating as long as you keep giving them more.
My guess (without seeing any pictures) is that your 15 inch long corn snake should be eating 1 or maybe 2 pinkies. Possibly 1 fuzzy instead of 2 pinkies, but certainly no more.
As previously mentioned, the Munson plan outlines how and when a corn snake should be fed. And that plan is geared towards growth. A lot of people think it's even too aggressive.
Just because a 15 inch long Corn Snake eats 4 pinkies at a time doesn't mean that he should be. many corn snakes will keep eating as long as you keep giving them more.
My guess (without seeing any pictures) is that your 15 inch long corn snake should be eating 1 or maybe 2 pinkies. Possibly 1 fuzzy instead of 2 pinkies, but certainly no more.
As previously mentioned, the Munson plan outlines how and when a corn snake should be fed. And that plan is geared towards growth. A lot of people think it's even too aggressive.
Cornyalbino
New member
Here is my snake
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Jessicat
All Pied Everything
Pictures aren't as reliable indicators as weight for Corn snake size, but it definitely looks like your snake is ready to bump up to fuzzies! Larger prey items will be more nutritional than multiple smaller items.
I agree with what's been stated above. Take a look at the munson plan, but also read Chip's description and modifications. Dean was asked how he fed his snakes, because he always had HUGE snakes that reached breeding size by the time they were yearlings. It's not necessarily the healthiest route though, and can lead to a diminished life span for the snake.
General rule of thumb from the Cornsnake manual is you should feed a snake a prey item that is no larger than one and a half times the thickest part of their body.
Corns are pretty hardy snakes. Follow the simple suggestions outlined here and yours will most likely flourish!
I agree with what's been stated above. Take a look at the munson plan, but also read Chip's description and modifications. Dean was asked how he fed his snakes, because he always had HUGE snakes that reached breeding size by the time they were yearlings. It's not necessarily the healthiest route though, and can lead to a diminished life span for the snake.
General rule of thumb from the Cornsnake manual is you should feed a snake a prey item that is no larger than one and a half times the thickest part of their body.
Corns are pretty hardy snakes. Follow the simple suggestions outlined here and yours will most likely flourish!