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Need some feeding advice...

K

Kessers

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I just got a corn snake, I've been told she hasn't eaten in about 9 months. She was brumated during that time. She looks to be in fairly decent condition regardless. She feels firm and decently muscles, seems active and curious in her viv, her color is nice, though she does have some stuck shed.

My question, what and how often should I feed her to get her into tip top shape? Not for breeding, just for her health.
 
The Munson Plan (Sample Feeding Chart): Revised 06/08/08

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

This is the feeding plan i have used with my baby since i got her and i love it.
 
How old is the snake? How big? 9 months is a long time even if you include a brumation.
 
I guess what I'm asking to be clear is whether I should start with smaller meals and bring her back slowly to appropriate sized meals?
 
I agree, 9 months is excessive. She's about 4 ft long, no scale, so I don't have her weight. If I wasn't worried about the 9 months of not eating I would be feeding her large mice judging my her girth.
 
In your shoes, I would likely start off feeding her smaller meals often, I'd go once every 5 days probably and build up on size every third or fourth meal or so...but that's just me.
 
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