More then one pinkie?

[mrsnightengale11]

I fed my corn a pinkie, and less then 24hrs later you can't tell she's eaten and she didn't throw it up. She seems to small to be eating fuzzies, should I be giving her two pinkies? Or just feeding more often maybe? The plan was once a week but should I go more like every 4-5 days?

Thanks

 

[foghat]

Do a search for the Munson plan. It seems to be a pretty good guide to follow for beginners. It is what we are using.

 

[v00kimba00v]

I believe the general rule is to feed prey items 1-1 1/2 times the size of the widest part of the snake and that it should take 24-48 hours for them to digest. When mine get to the 24 hour side on digestion time I usually up their food. I double pinky mine when one isn't enough before moving on to fuzzies. But it's your snake, you have to do what you feel is right.

 

[Outcast]

You could look at peach fuzzy. They are the size right in between pinky and fuzzy..

 

[arimaris]

I support the Double Pink approach. And it helps you use up any you have stored.

 

[Zombiegirl]

i'm in the same boat...i purchased my little snakie a few weeks ago and some pinkies from a local expo and the pinkies are too small...so i'll be doubling up on 'em for a while to use 'em up

 

[mrsnightengale11]

I took a look at the munson plan and I think I'm going to try that for a bit. For her weight I can feed her every 4-5 days so maybe that'll make a difference. She just had another meal tonight and honestly by the time she got it down you really can't see much of a bulge of any kind. I can only tell she's eaten because of her coloring. She's a lot "darker" and more solid where the pinky is right now lol.