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project1

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I got my corn on the weekend, he is about a year old (I posted pics of him)... anyway, how soon can I feed the guy? He is very active and searching all the time and is very friendly.. (handling him in the store before I purchased him.. checking for mites)..
 
Hello.
Correct me if I am wrong... But I think that it would be OK for you to feed him. What's the worst that he could do..? Refuse food. ?
I say go ahead. I could be wrong though. If I am then someone needs to correct me. :)

Nica
 
ok :) Just checking to see if it would stress him out or anything... I handled him very shortly today and very gently (just letting him crawl around my lap and my arms and stuff)... I could tell he's not stressed out because he wasn't tryint to hide in his tank anymore (my brother said he saw him hanging on to the indoor/outdoor temp gauge wire haha... and he's not a small snake!)... He didn't seemed stressed or anything while I was handling him. I will offer him a fuzzy tonight :)
 
I disagree. I would hold out on feeding and handling for a week to let a new snake settle in. Refusing food isn't so much of an issue, but being stressed with the new surroundings/vibrations/smells/environment etc. could lead to regurgitation.

It is very hard to resist holding a new snake - I know, but my opinion is that it is worth the patience.

Having said all that, corns are extremely tolerant, and you probably won't have any problems if you do offer food tonight.

Skye
 
thank you skye, I appreciate the input. I made sure the very short handling wasn't stressfull on him, it was only for a few minutes when I had to clean his tank... I probably won't feed tonight tho
 
good luck to you whatever you decide to do - I saw the pictures - that is a very beautiful snake!

Skye :)
 
If you do feed, offer a small meal until he/she settles in. About a month ago I received a couple corns from Kathy Love shipped from Florida to where I live in California. Her advice was to wait three days and feed a small meal, which I did. That worked well for me.
 
Judge it by the body size. The food should not be bigger than 1-1 1/2 times the diameter of the largest part of the snake. C.S. is taking medium mice at 26" long, but with a substantial body. Maya is much smaller, both in length, and width. She's eating fuzzies.
 
a fuzzy or even a small mouse would be fine. Your snake should be able to handle a medium mouse when its acclimated to its new home. As meg said approx 1 1/2 times the thickest part of the snakes body.
 
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