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Size And Weight Question??

Poshey

Poshey

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My Corn Is Just About 2ft maybe over.. she is 10/11 months old and she weights 74grams (weighted Today) does this sound like a ok size and weight for her age???
Feeding small mice about 9 - 12 grams.....
 
Sounds ok to me.
Mine are both 1.5 years old and roundabout 74cm (google says that's 2.43ft) and weight about 90grams.
So they are not very much longer than your snake, but the previous owner fed them a bit restrictively.

I hope this helps.
Greetings,
marike
 
It depends on the snake. I have a two year old who weighs around 50gram. My other 07's weigh around 130. I feed a bit conservatively as I do not want obese snakes.
 
how conservatively should they be fed to keep from becoming obese? i feed my year and 3 month old corn 3 fuzzies about every week and a half and he eats them no problem, but hes not getting as big as i thought he would (and by bigger i mean longer and "buffer")
 
Corns don't reach adult size until around three years of age, so three months is still just a baby. It certainly shouldn't be expected to be either long or "buff". At that age you need to be feeding smaller meals, more frequently. There's no reason to have a Corn grow unnaturally fast, apart from lack of patience on the keeper's part. Power feeding will result in an unhealthy Corn with a shortened lifespan.

They'll eat as much as you put in front of them, so don't think they'll stop when they've had enough. Chances are they'll just regurge and then start acting hungry again.

Search this site for The Munson Plan, which is a good set of guidelines to start with.
 
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