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Giant Corns

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weezle89

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I read some post that said that you can feed you corn more and have it grow rapidly and perhaps even get larger that normal. I just wanted to know if it was healthy to do that, and if it is, how would you go about doing so?

P.s. also, if you know of any other way to grow larger corns, Please share.
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I think what you are refering to is "powerfeeding". I did a search and came up with 2 pages of threads mentioning this. I believe the general consensus is that it is not a good idea in the long run. Try reading through those and you should find some good opinions/ideas on the subject.
I know that's not a straight out answer, but the best I can do for you :).
 
You can't make a cornsnake a giant. But, by feeding it a lot you can help it to grow very rapidly. Snakes fed very frequently will grow and mature quicker that those fed less but this "powerfeeding" may be unhealthy for them.

But no matter how much you feed them you won't necessarily make a giant because size is determined by something called Multifactorial Polygenic Traits.

Multifactorial traits are determined by interactions between a gene or genes and the environment.

Polygenic traits are determined by more than one gene, with each gene providing a small, but additive effect.
Polygenic traits are continuously varying and produce a continuum of phenotypes. Individual genes of a polygenic trait follow Mendel's laws, but together do not produce Mendelian ratios.

Basically, how large your cornsnake will grow is determined by both the genetics of it's family tree and its environment. In this case its environment is created by you...such as how much it is fed, caging and other basic care. With proper care aimed towards large size your limiting factor will be the genes the cornsnake inherited.
 
so if someone power feeds their snake...they just make it grow faster than a normal fed snake...but the normal fed snake will eventually grow to the same size?
 
Yes. And probably not live as long as a regularly fed snake. Its more stress on their organs when they grow too fast.
 
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