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how much to feed
- Thread starter ERJ
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Simon
Corn Manic
For hatchlings to yearling, feeding them every 4-5 days is good enough. Anything more than that is too much and will cause regurgitation. For sub-adults and adults feeding them a meal every 7-10 days is good enough.
Now on how much you should feed.....it really depend on how long your snake is. All of mine knows when it's full....so I just let them decide on weather or not to take another mouse or not. I feed them until they don't look interested in eating anymore and I take them out. For the size of the mouse......the largest mouse that a snake should eat is around 1.5 of the thickness of the largest part of it's body. Say....if your snake is 1cm thick, then a mouse that is around 1.5cm think is good enough. A 1.5cm thick mouse should be something like a fuzzie or a little hopper.
Good Luck and Happy Herping!
Now on how much you should feed.....it really depend on how long your snake is. All of mine knows when it's full....so I just let them decide on weather or not to take another mouse or not. I feed them until they don't look interested in eating anymore and I take them out. For the size of the mouse......the largest mouse that a snake should eat is around 1.5 of the thickness of the largest part of it's body. Say....if your snake is 1cm thick, then a mouse that is around 1.5cm think is good enough. A 1.5cm thick mouse should be something like a fuzzie or a little hopper.
Good Luck and Happy Herping!
Neil
Senior Member
ERJ: I think that perhaps three fuzzies every four days is a tiny, tiny bit too much- perhaps three every week or two every five days or something. I feed my 24" corn two fuzzies every four days and she is growing rapidly. It all depends on how fast you want your snake to grow.
SLICK: Feeding your corn in a week's time will be fine.
Neil
SLICK: Feeding your corn in a week's time will be fine.
Neil