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    My Corn will be 2 years old and...

    I got this cornsnake in Jan. of 2019 at a reptile show as a tiny hatching for a ridiculous price. So, this coming Jan. he'll be AT LEAST 2 years old. Doesn't he look a bit small? Thing is he does NOT like to eat every week (he usually ate every week at first, then he'd refuse food). He has THE weakest feeding response I've ever seen. He seems to prefer every 2 weeks AND he still prefers pinkys to fuzzies (he'll eat a fuzzy every once in awhile, but I have to offer the smallest one I can find, which makes feeding this guy a little more work). Is this normal for a corn?

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    No, it's not normal for a normal corn, but it's normal for the one you got. There are probably internal reasons he was so tiny to start with & is unable to grow at a more
    normal pace...maybe an undersized stomach or some sort of GI tract stricture that limits what he can comfortably digest; also his low "ridiculous" price suggests that the
    breeder/seller knew this when you got him, and you should have suspected or asked more questions. From what I can see in the photo, his body weight looks to be in
    correct proportions- ie. he doesn't look starved or overweight. I'd just accept who he is & feed him according to his needs. In case this is genetic, I would not breed this
    guy either, just enjoy him as a pet. In nature, not all are created equal...and "good things do come in small packages" too.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

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    All great points by Bogertophis. Also he may realize the he has issues digesting his prey due to internal problems or maybe even just temperatures are off some and has slowed his metabolism.

    One thing I have heard to help animals grow quicker but not power feed them is to put a little slice in the skin of the prey item so the snakes stomach can process it better.
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