time to move up a food size?

[Yamahajones]

I think im going to move up a food size. going to see how long it takes for the lump to go away. here is a pic. you guys think its time to move up a food size?

 

[Nanci]

I might try him on double pinks, starting out a little smaller than that one. After two or three meals of double pinks, then a peach fuzzy.

 

[Yamahajones]

I just fed lynx two pinkies today the other was lil smaller then this one. once i move up to peach fuzzy how often do i feed lynx? 5-7 days?

 

[Nanci]

I keep them on a five day schedule until they are on adult mice- snake weight of 200 grams.

 

[mattsnake]

I keep them on a five day schedule until they are on adult mice- snake weight of 200 grams.

Why do you have them on every five days till they reach that age?

 

[mattsnake]

After they hit adult mice how often do you start feeding?

 

[mattsnake]

Btw about that snake-it is almost ready to move up, that pinky there is almost 1 times the width of the snake so it is still apropriate, but it could be moved up to fuzzys in a couple feeding cycles.

 

[Yamahajones]

thanks for the info. how long does it take for baby corn to shed? its been about 5 weeks and has not shed.

 

[Nanci]

I guess just because they are still growing rapidly, heading toward sexual maturity. (I breed very few pairs each season; my goal is not to rush them to breeding size, but to get to a nice adult size in a reasonable amount of time). I feed every seven days from 200-300 grams, every ten days from 300-400 grams, and every 14 days up to 600 grams. Some of my 550 and up snakes are on a three week schedule and gain about 5-10 grams per feeding. Breeding females get fed on a shorter interval. Some females get a little pudgy near the vent at a young age. For the two or ree that have done that, I've moved them up to the next group sooner.