Corny hasn't shed in over 100 days. he weighs somewhere over 350g (i haven't weighed him in a month). i've recently started feeding him 2 large mice every 7 days. they leave a bit of a lump but he poops a few days later and is usually pacing after 4 days. once when he was being overly obnoxious in his enclosure, i caved and fed him a rat pup 3 days before his regular feeding day (i was out of mice; was planning on buying them on feeding day). he hesitated but happily took it.
a rat pup isn't going to be as nutritious as a large mouse, correct? not in terms of rat vs mouse, but a rat pup is a young animal; an adult mouse has all it's muscle, fat, bone density. etc. i've gone back to 2 large mice/7 days.
i never really read about people feeding rats to their Corns, and this old thread i found isn't exactly what i was looking for LOL. Corny took that rat pup no-problem and was still pacing before his regularly scheduled feeding day afterwards eating it. you guys know i've been really hesitant to grow him up too fast as he's spent years eating only pinkies. can i offer Corny a weaned rat? it just seems so darn big. i feel like i'm going to freak him out, or he's going to explode lol. but since he hasn't shed in over 3 months, his body is literally telling me he needs more to grow, right?
halp pls & ty.
EDIT: also his one year anniversary with me was back in march.
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