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increasing meals

msteggy

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I purcahsed my Sunglow just over a month ago. He is now 4 months old and prior to me owning him, he was eating one fuzzy every meal (which I think is too large for him). During the first 3 weeks in my care I had a situation where my corn refused to eat. My corn has since eaten consistently 4 times every 5 days (I started him back on pinkies because of his feeding problem). I notice that the bump in his stomach is gone within 2 days so I am thinking of bumping his meals to two pinkies.

My question is, do you think it is still too soon to increase his meals? I do not know the weight of my corn but I can tell you he is about 18" long and as thick as a pencil. He also has not shed yet in my care do to his prior feeding issue. My second question is, if I do double up his meals would you suggest putting both pinkies at once in the feeding container or putting one followed by a second, after he has eaten the first.
 
The lump in his stomach should be about gone within 2 days. That said, an 18 inch snake with your girth description should be able to handle 2 pinks or 1 peach fuzzy. Follow the basic rule of 1 to 1 1/2 times the size of your snakes widest part and you should be fine.
 
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