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Dustey
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 Fuzzies

I’m going to start to feed my corn snake Fuzzies because he is six months old how often do i feed him one my book says one every for days but petco says one a week but i don’t trust them.so how often do you recomend to feed a six month old a fuzzy?
09/24/07  07:08pm

 #1455767


Link24
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   Message To: Dustey   In reference to Message Id: 1455715


 Fuzzies

1 a week pick a day and always around the same time
09/24/07  07:47pm

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   Message To: Link24   In reference to Message Id: 1455767


 Fuzzies

i go by every five days
09/24/07  08:26pm

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   Message To: Herphappy   In reference to Message Id: 1455827


 Fuzzies

every 4 to 5 days. Once they start eating adult mice is when I switch to once a week.
09/24/07  10:00pm

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Dustey
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 Fuzzies

BUMP
09/25/07  07:45pm

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Marg
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   Message To: Dustey   In reference to Message Id: 1456985


 Fuzzies

I was feeding mine 1 prey, once a week.
She was healthy and plump... 29" at 6 mos.
09/26/07  08:15am

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   Message To: Marg   In reference to Message Id: 1457513


 Fuzzies

Everything of mine is fed weekly, apart from the small hatchlings. Feeding every 4 days is ok if the snake is underweight, but it takes an average of 4 days to completely digest food, so your baby would be constantly digesting and not giving its stomach chance to build up the acids.
I would rather feed too little than too often. You don`t want him to grow too quickly.



09/26/07  02:29pm

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Wisema2297
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   Message To: Spirt975   In reference to Message Id: 1457822


 Fuzzies

Quote:

would be constantly digesting and not giving its stomach chance to build up the acids.



Where did this info come from?

Every 4-5 days for hatchlings (up to the time they first eat adult mice) feeding on appropriate sized prey is very acceptable. Hatchlings digest food at a much faster rate than adults and their metabolism is much higher as well. I usually do not like quoting care manuals but check out both Kathy Loves (everyone here loves quoting her) and Don Soderbergs book (it;s the newest manual). Now once they start on adult mice that is another thing. Mine are only fed once a week then and my big males only once every 2 weeks.

There is also nothing wrong with feeding only 1 a week. They will still grow fine just at a slower pace. But feeding every 4-5 days (hatchlings) is also not considered overfeeding, or powerfeeding and does not have detrimental effects on the snake.
09/26/07  10:46pm

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Wisema2297
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   Message To: Spirt975   In reference to Message Id: 1457822


 Fuzzies

Quote:

would be constantly digesting and not giving its stomach chance to build up the acids.



Where did this info come from?

Every 4-5 days for hatchlings (up to the time they first eat adult mice) feeding on appropriate sized prey is very acceptable. Hatchlings digest food at a much faster rate than adults and their metabolism is much higher as well. I usually do not like quoting care manuals but check out both Kathy Loves (everyone here loves quoting her) and Don Soderbergs book (it;s the newest manual). Now once they start on adult mice that is another thing. Mine are only fed once a week then and my big males only once every 2 weeks.

There is also nothing wrong with feeding only 1 a week. They will still grow fine just at a slower pace. But feeding every 4-5 days (hatchlings) is also not considered overfeeding, or powerfeeding and does not have detrimental effects on the snake.
09/26/07  10:47pm


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