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Feeding Question.

KaylaEliuk

KaylaEliuk

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I have a (Think it's a yearling) corn, and I recently moved from pinks to fuzzies. When I got the snake from the pet store, they were only feeding it one pink every two weeks (I think to not only save on money, but to keep it small so people would buy it). And so my snake is a wee bit behind size-wise. I got the snake in February, and I have been feeding once a week since. Due to the smaller size of him/her and having done more research, I was thinking about moving to every five days, but I'm worried that the snake will then just get overfed and regurge. I usually give my snake three days after feeding before any kind of handling happens, and the bump is gone by then.
I don't mean to sound dumb, but if I move feeding up to ever five instead of seven, would it be too much too fast?
 
If the snake has defecated, it can be safely fed again in 5 days, and in good temps, it should be empty. Feeding once every two weeks is abject cruelty to a baby corn. I would never buy anything from that store, particularly their animals.
 
I had done some research, and was planning to buy from the reptile show in March, it just sort of happened (which isn't really like me). If I had known more at the time, I would never have bought him/her from there, and I certainly won't do it again.
Not trying to justify buying from a petstore like that, just saying that if it were to happen now, I certainly would have waited for the show.
 
The important thing is to try to get him in good health now. A 5 day schedule of proper sized prey items should do the trick if it isn't too malnourished. Mostly I want people to avoid stores like that because sales are incentive to treat more animals that way. There are a few stores out there that do it right, and lots of breeders who do. Always best to reward them for their great care than reward a cheapskate who abuses animals to save a few cents on their mouse bill.
 
I totally understand where you are coming from with the petstore thing. I agree with it. I find that most of the time, the reptiles are the ones treated badly, where the mammals and fish are much better kept.

My snake isn't skinny, and its spine isn't sticking out. It has perfect sheds and is a very good eater. From every sign, it is doing very well. I have had it since February, and it has had excellent care from me, and I just got it a new viv that gives it so much space.
He/She is just a bit smaller than I'd like for its age, even though it's healthy looking. Kinda like a kid that stays small until it's 12, you know? That's where I would like to see him catch up a bit.
 
A five day schedule should be perfect. I usually feed my guys on a five day schedule until they're on hoppers, and then they drop back to once a week. You can cut slits in the mouse's back if you want to help speed up digestion.
 
I actually just use a toothpick and make 4 -6 holes in the back and sides. I think basically as long as the cut goes deeper than the skin, it will help with digestion because the snake's stomach acids can past the tough skin and get into the organs and muscles of the mouse more quickly.
 
hypnoctopus said:
I actually just use a toothpick and make 4 -6 holes in the back and sides. I think basically as long as the cut goes deeper than the skin, it will help with digestion because the snake's stomach acids can past the tough skin and get into the organs and muscles of the mouse more quickly.
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Ahh, that makes sense! I have been using our good steak knives when Jim isn't looking. So poke it like a baked potato!
 
OOH, and I love exacto knives! I wish I had a hobby were I could cut things with exactos all day.
 
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