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jvbernard

jvbernard

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when shall i move my corn from pinkies to fuzzies, he's about 6 moths old and has been fed on 3 pinkies the last few week. any suggestions welcome
 
You should be OK to move up to a fuzzy. The general rule is to feed your snake an food item that is no greater than 1 1/2 time the snake girth. Also something to remember is to look for a noticeable lump after you feed your snake. If you don't see any it's time to move up.
 
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i'm just worried as it might choke him.....i dont see a lump, i did hear you shouldnt feed him anything bigger than his head size, is that the case
 
jvbernard said:
i did hear you shouldnt feed him anything bigger than his head size,
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That statement is wrong!

Go by the girth ( widest point of the snake) to figure size of food item.
Not the size of the head. Snake disengage the jaw when eatting so they can eat larger prey than their head. 1 1/2 time the snakes girth.

Here a link or two for you to read.

Husbandry and such
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28341
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28342
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17224
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/sh...?p=133428#post6
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28343

Diseases and health
http://www.herpvetconnection.com/
http://www.reptilia.org/News/salmonella.htm
http://biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/bio...rypto.htm#trans
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/sh...ighlight=nix*
http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-28/...SnakeMites.html
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/sh...ight=jello+butt

Free Herp Software
http://www.serpwidgets.com/Apps/apps.html
http://www.proherp.com/
http://www.cornsnakes.nl/

Setup
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/t.../bltanksize.htm
http://www.mgreptiles.com/VIROSAN.html
http://www.anapsid.org/blacklight.html
http://arbreptiles.com/cages/flexwire.shtml
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19168
http://www.finegtps.com/cageplans.htm#Materials and Cut List

Miscellaneous
http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/
http://www.moreptiles.com/cornsnake-lifecycle.htm
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/sh...17&page=1&pp=10
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26017&page=1&pp=10

Cohabitation
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17308
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31192

On-line frozen mice suppliers
http://www.themousefactory.com/
http://cajunmice.com/
http://www.rodentpro.com/index.asp
http://www.bigcheeserodents.com/http://www.americanrodent.com/htm/mice.html
http://peticebox.com/
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/frozen-mice.html for the UK
 
wow, thats alot of links *gulp*.... i have been poking around the husbandry section, and i havent seen this covered yet (although im sure it is somewhere): i heard people say you should never feed ur snake in its cage. why is this? and what is the alternative? I know some people feed by hand (i guess u just let the mouse sit on ur open palm so the snake doesnt snag a finger?) do most people feed by hand? im new to this, so most of u know the questions im trying to ask even if i dont get em out there right :-D
 
Hehe, the head theory, yes I was proved wrong on that too. And some one taught me about what a girth means hehe *wink*

Jessica
 
sunnycorn/jess

so jeess you went with the girth theory i take it, how did that go have you had any problems at all,
 
Specter_Blue said:
wow, thats alot of links *gulp*.... i have been poking around the husbandry section, and i havent seen this covered yet (although im sure it is somewhere): i heard people say you should never feed ur snake in its cage. why is this? and what is the alternative? I know some people feed by hand (i guess u just let the mouse sit on ur open palm so the snake doesnt snag a finger?) do most people feed by hand? im new to this, so most of u know the questions im trying to ask even if i dont get em out there right :-D
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SOME people say not to feed the snake in its cage. I happen to be one of them. You will run the risk of the snake ingesting the substrate and getting an impaction. And the snake might associate the cage door opening with feeding - and will mistake your hand as food. The alternative is to take the snake out of its cage, place it in a feeding container (anything from a carboard box to a bucket to a tupperware) and feed it in there. The snake will associate the feeding container with food and not your hand.

You will be amazed at the size of prey your snake can safely eat. 1.5 times the girth of the snake is the general rule for regular, healthy feedings. But a snake can manage much larger prey. Its pretty rare that a snake would choke to death. They are extremely elastic, as was said before their jaws unhinge, and they have a "snorkel" for breathing while swallowing huge meals. Ever see that round tube inside a snake's mouth, near it's tongue? Somebody show these guys the egg-eating snake video :)
 
ive seen those things a few times. its ridiculous. the egg is definitly like 3-4 times the girth of the snake, but he just goes at it. that would be fun to watch in person.
 
jvbernard said:
so jeess you went with the girth theory i take it, how did that go have you had any problems at all
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Nope not yet so far. Hope he keeps it up. *crosses fingers*

Jessica
 
sorry, just had another feeding question..... i know ur not supposed to handle ur snake after a feeding, and ur also not supposed to feed them in their tank. so...... i take it its ok to handle them for the breif period of transferrng from their feedin box/container to the viv again right? or is there maybe some trick i ought to learn?
 
You can pick him up and place him in the tank after he's eatten, he should be fine. You just shouldn't hold him and play with him within 24-48 hours after a meal. Someone on here compared handling a snake after he's eatten to a person going on a roller coaster after just eatting on TON of fool. :puke01:

But carefully lifting them out of the container and placing them in the viv is fine. My feeding containers are longer, so they fit inside the viv, so after my guys are done eatting I just put the whole feeding container into the viv and hold it sideways and let the snakes climb out themselves, then remove it quickly.
 
ah, ok, thanks.... i figured it was like that, just wanted to be sure.

an thanks :-D i havent bought my snakes yet so i had to make due with another pic.... (i just have to hold off with the snakes till i move out of the dorms and into my own apt this summer...... anticipation sucks! >:-[ )
 
Specter_Blue said:
...i just have to hold off with the snakes till i move out of the dorms and into my own apt this summer...... anticipation sucks! >:-[
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:-offtopic Ha! I'm in a very similar situation. I live in a dorm right now. I'm all done with finals and I go home tomorrow. I'm acutally picking my first snake up on Friday, so it'll be at home with me for the summer. Then, I'll take it to the new apartment next school year. If if weren't for the darn dorm, I would have had it ages ago.
 
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