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Basically my corn snake is now 9 weeks old iv fed it once and im going to feed it again on Friday (one pinky). i ask someone on msn on feeding and he said, ''feed it one pinky, then after a month feed it two, then a month later feed it three. until u get to five. when its eating five ok, then feed it a fluff n start it over again.''

just wondering if i should follow this?

any advice will be helpful

/Garry
 
Hey there,
I am still new to all this. And there are lots of ppl on here who know lots more then me. But ev1 will say the same thing. Follow the Munson Plan.

Here it is:

The Munson Plan (Sample Feeding Chart)

-When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 4-5 days. (Snake = 4-15g)
-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 4-5 days. (Snake = 16-23g)
-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 24-30g)
-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 30-50g)
-Hoppers (9-12g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 51-90g)
-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
-Adult (24-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)
-Jumbo Adults (40-50g) every 7-x days (Snake = 400g+)

Note: Adult females are fed more frequently than adult males (especially following brumation). Females are fed every 6-8 days; males are fed every 7-14 days.


Hope this helps.
 
It definitely helps me!

I've been wondering about the snake weight - feeder weight ratio, and this helps a ton! Thank you! :)
 
And just to supplement that, unless the snake refuses to take bigger prey items at the right time it's generally better to feed the one appropriately sized items than to feed multiple to make up for it.
If the animal could eat 5 pinkies it would probally be on double fuzzies at the least.
 
As a firm believer in the Munson Plan, I would feed according to that...all my snakes are thriving and picking up weight so so well! :)

As a side note, you should NEVER feed more than 2 pinks...unless it's to an adult corn and you are getting rid of extra stock... :)

I feed my hatchlings 1 pink every 5 days. :)
 
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