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feeding too much or not enough

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surfzone

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i'm pritty new to corn snakes and i have a 05 hatchling who is about 12 -14 inches i fed her tonight and she seemed to wolf down the pinky that i gave her in no time and when she was done she seemed to be looking for more. should i have given her another or was the one enough?
 
For a snake of that size the one should be plenty for now. IMO I would continue feeding 1 pink every 5-7 days for a few weeks before moving up to 2 pinks. I hope that helps.

Angela
 
If she/he is new to you I would only feed 1 pinky the first time or two. Once you're sure that your snake is feeding well, (no regurges and digesting quickly) then move up to 2 pinkies per feeding.
I typically feed mine 1-2 pinkies every 5 days. If the pinkie is a bit larger or if I'm moving up a food size then I'll give them time to get adjusted and only feed 1.
If it is a smaller pinky then I'll usually give 2.

(A 'larger' food item is 1.5 times the width of the widest part of the snake, a smaller food item is usually about the width of the snake)

Hope that helps.
 
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