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  • 11-30-2012, 02:21 AM
    Immy
    Few questions about my new corn
    I received this beautiful corn snake from a co-worker the other day. She said she didn't take care of it as much as she should, so she just willingly gave him/her to me. I asked how old he is and she said he is at least 3 years old. I'm pretty sure they get pretty big at that age and this little guy isn't. With such a tiny figure, how big should the rodent be once i feed him? Here's a picture of him.

    (and if you guys want to know, the temps are 85 hot side and 75 cold side, 56% humidity, he's currently in a 10 gallon which im going to switch out immediately to a 20 gallon once i get paid)

    http://i46.tinypic.com/t6wj1u.jpg
  • 11-30-2012, 02:32 AM
    Daybreaker
    Can't really tell how big he is from that photo. How much does he weigh in grams? That would be the easiest way to suggest a feeder size. My best guess from that pic would be mouse weanlings/small adults?
  • 11-30-2012, 02:41 AM
    Immy
    Re: Few questions about my new corn
    I just weighed him and he is 84 grams.
  • 11-30-2012, 02:46 AM
    Daybreaker
    I'd stick him on about mice weanlings then to start him out
  • 12-12-2012, 10:09 PM
    BHReptiles
    Re: Few questions about my new corn
    Here's how I feed my corn snakes:

    1g - 15g = 1 pinky every 4-5 days
    16g - 25g = 2 pinkies every 5-6 days
    26g - 50g = 1 fuzzy every 5-6 days
    51g - 90g = 1 hopper every 6-7 days
    91g - 170g = 1 weaning every 7 days
    170g+ = 1 adult mouse every 10-14 days (only weekly if you are breeding the snake)

    Now, this can be adjusted. I have a 93g snow corn snake that's still a little small for weanling mice because she's so long. But I have a 150g bloodred who is really big but not long, so she might go up to adults a little sooner than 170g.

    The best rule of thumb is to feed them no bigger than 1.5x the width of the biggest part of their bodies.
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